Question

the battle of saturday mom / a long, steep ascent
read the passage and answer the following question(s).
the battle of saturday mom
1 \maya, i don’t know how to make this more clear for you: either clean up this pigsty you call a room or cancel your plans with ciara.\
2 \but, mom!\
3 \but, nothing. you heard me!\
4 the door shut swiftly and firmly in my face, and i heard my mom’s quick footsteps retreating down the hallway. once again, we had engaged in our weekly battle of wills. we just could not see eye to eye on anything, but my room was a particular bone of contention between us. i thought my beautiful haven could not be improved upon in the slightest, while my mother thought that it needed a complete gutting.
5 my eyes wandered over the landscape of my beloved abode: a mountain of laundry, an oasis of art supplies, and a pool of sheets and blankets that had fallen from my bed. i simply could not fathom the exact nature of my mother’s problem. after all, i am thirteen, and this was my haven, my cozy corner, which i should be allowed to keep exactly as i wanted.
6 i wilted face-down on my stripped bed, consumed by the utter hopelessness of my bleak future. it appeared that i would not be hanging out at ciara’s any time in the near future, at least, according to the military policewomen downstairs who claimed to be my mother. this was a travesty of justice, a crime against humanity—it was just plain unfair.
7 i flipped over on my back and glared up at my ceiling, where i happened to notice a few cobwebs hanging in the corners, but who cares about a few little cobwebs. tutu be told, i actually cared about those icky cobwebs. last week, i’d unearthed a giant spider under my rain boots and found...
question 1.
how does the author of “a long, steep ascent” use figurative language to convey the poem’s central message?
a. by using personification to show that nature controls human destiny
b. by using irony to suggest that effort in life is often wasted
c. by using similes to compare people to machines that must keep moving
d. by using metaphor and imagery to represent life as a challenging but meaningful journey
question 2.
how do the authors of “the battle of saturday mom” and “a long, steep ascent” use character archetypes to develop their central ideas?
a. both texts use the archetype of the sage, an expert or advisor, to guide the characters towards a moral decision.
b. both texts use the archetype of the ruler, someone who is a boss or leader, to guide the...

Explanation:

Question 1 (assuming "A Long, Steep Ascent" uses metaphor/imagery for life's journey):

Option D says using metaphor/imagery to represent life as a challenging yet meaningful journey. This aligns with how figurative language (metaphor, imagery) often conveys life’s journey in literature. Other options: A (personification for nature controlling humans) is less likely; B (irony for wasted effort) doesn’t fit; C (similes comparing people to machines) is incorrect.

The option (assuming the visible A is incorrect, but if we analyze archetypes: "The Battle of Saturday Mom" and "A Long, Steep Ascent" – if one uses the "sage" (expert/advisor) or "ruler" (boss/leader) archetype, but the visible A says "sage" guiding to moral decision. Wait, the text for Q2’s A: "Both texts use the archetype of the Sage, an expert or advisor, to guide the characters towards a moral decision." If that’s correct (matching archetype use), but need to check. However, since the user’s image shows Q2’s A as an option, but without full text, assuming the correct answer (if A is correct) or another. But based on typical archetype questions, if the texts use the Sage archetype for moral guidance, A would be correct. But need to confirm. Wait, the user’s Q2 text: "How do the authors of 'The Battle of Saturday Mom' and 'A Long, Steep Ascent' use character archetypes to develop their central ideas? A. Both texts use the archetype of the Sage, an expert or advisor, to guide the characters towards a moral decision. [Other options not fully visible]". If this fits (Sage archetype guiding to moral choice), then A is correct.

Answer:

D. by using metaphor and imagery to represent life as a challenging but meaningful journey

Question 2 (about character archetypes in both texts):