Guess the author’s intention in the text below. Mariel’s room was pristine, colorless, beautiful in its own simple way. She had covered all of her books in white paper, and lined them up neatly — all their identical spines — on a white bookshelf against a white wall. Classical music played softly from a turntable in the corner. White rose petals floated in a small ceramic bowl on the table beside her bed. Carefully, taking her time, Mariel removed her shoes and placed them on a perfectly sized mat at the door. In a small voice she spoke, saying, “Make yourself at home.”

To develop events through dialogue

To develop events through description

To develop a character through description of her tastes and mannerisms

None of the choices

Read the excerpt from the poem "growing up italian" by maria mazziotti gillan and answer the question that follows. when i was a little girl, i thought everyone was italian, and that was good. we visted our aunts and uncles, and they visted us. the italian language smooth and sweet in my mouth. in kindergarten, english words fell on me, thick and sharp as hail. i grew silent, the italian word balanced on the edge of my tongue and the english word, lost during the first moment of every question. source: gillan, maria mazziotti. "growing up italian." poetrymagazine. com. poetry magazine, n. d. web. 30 mar. 2011. what is the tone of this poem? what does the tone reveal about the speaker of the poem and the conflict she faces? based on this excerpt, what can you predict about the theme of the poem?

Which best describes the author's purpose in these frames of iqbal? to describe to the reader what happened at the wedding to show iqbal's pain and confusion after his debt increased to inform the reader about how iqbal escaped from the factory to persuade the reader to pay off the debt of child laborers

Which description most clearly defines tone in literature