Why are the names of gods often mentioned in the ramayana? a. they give the author, valmiki, some religious authority that he wouldn't otherwise have. b. they create the impression that the ramayana was written by the gods themselves. c. they are common references the readers of the ramayana are expected to understand. d. they provide religious instruction; they the readers of the ramayana remember the gods.

Me read the letter. dear aunt mary, you for the wonderful painting. you are so talented! i was thrilled that you chose to paint horses. you must have remembered that i was crazy about horses when i was a little kid—and i still love them. i have hung the painting in my room so that i can see it every morning when i wake up. your loving niece, celia what makes this letter appropriate for its intended audience? it is written from the third-person point of view. it is concise and impersonal. its sentence structure is varied. its language is informal.

How does the author foreshadow trouble in the prison? support your answer with explicit textual evidence.

Reread lines 6-7 "the survivor." determine how the tone of these differs from the preceding lines (1-5)