I would say that the narrative element used in this excerpt from Theodore Dreiser's short story "Peter" is <span>A) this excerpt shows the writer's use of figurative language to hold the reader's attention.
</span><span>I would choose this answer simply because the other ones seem incorrect - he doesn't develop Peter's character here. There are no flashbacks. And there is no conflict</span>
Answer: because it was the African Americans in the fields that were singing and that turned into the blues after they got recognized for their songs.
Explanation:
Answer: metaphor
This is a comparison between two things that doesn’t use “like” or “as”, so it is a metaphor.
Answer:
B). 3rd Person Omniscient
Explanation:
In the given excerpt, the author has employed a 'third-person omniscient' point of view as the readers have knowledge about the thoughts, feelings, as well as, emotions of every character(Aunt Harriet, Elizabeth Ann). The descriptions displaying that Elizabeth knew what Aunt Harriet thinks about Putney while Aunt Harriet did not mean to say so. Thus, the readers are able to know what every character goes through. Thus, <u>option B</u> is the correct answer.