When it comes, the landscape listens, Shadows hold their breath. Source: Dickinson, Emily.

Which technique does this excerpt use?

allusion

personification

simile

hyperbole

Which of the following is a characteristic of a play but not a short story? Development of characters Development of theme and plot Inclusion of a setting Inclusion of stage direction

What intrinsic motivation does the author most likely intend the reader to infer from the passage?

Think about word relationships in the passage. In what way do stalactites and stalagmite relate to caves and cave formation A. another term for cavern walls B. the opposite of cave formations C. types of cave formations D. caused by cave formations

Are you personally rather accident prone?

Compose your own antithetical parallels by completing these lines. The first line is given, and you are to compose the second line. The second line should contrast with the first line. The lake is clear and blue,

analyze the authors purpose for including information about the scandles involving the two men's personal lives

Allusions are defined as a. verses that are written without end rhymes and without any kind of strict meter. b. references to things, places, people, and events outside of the reading selection. c.

Is this sentence simple, compound, or complex? Explain your answer. Throughout the performance, one person in the audience kept coughing.

Choose the sentence that shows the correct order of adjectives and use of commas. A. Funerals and holiday parades made liberal use of rollicking, spirited brass bands. B.

Which of the following statements from the passage supports the author's conclusion that carrier pigeons sometimes had a dangerous job?