Read the excerpt from Lena's paper on "A Shield." Based on the phrases "I am wounded with iron" and "I have witnessed much fighting," the shield in the poem must be an old shield carried by a seasoned warrior. In her statement, Lena is
Answer
A
supporting an inference with evidence from the text.
B
assessing the use of alliteration in the text.
C
analyzing the historical impact of the text.
D
studying the development of language in the text.
Explanation
Lena uses the phrases “I am wounded with iron” and “I have witnessed much fighting” as evidence to infer that the shield is old and belonged to a seasoned warrior. This is supporting an inference with evidence from the text, not studying language development, historical impact, or alliteration.
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