The toe pick on the blade of ice skates helps a skater

a.)choose a direction to skate in.
b.)glide like a bird over the ice.
c.)clean the ice off the toe of the boot.
d.)grip the ice

A. In paragraph 1, the mood is cold and dark, dreary.

B. In paragraph 2, the feeling is more upbeat and refreshing.

2. In paragraph 1, you have words such as little hands clamoring to escape prison, lifeless company, and boney exposed ankles.

In paragraph 2, you have words such as revitalized by the fresh surge of oxygen, dancing leaves tickled her ankles, She laughed until tears of delight trickled down her prematurely-aged cheeks, and for the first time in her life, she was happy.

3. The setting is an abandoned park.

4. If the setting helps to set the mood of the story and characters.