How does the author's purpose influence the focus of each text.

What short story element is most evident in the following passage from a great mistake? The sweets of the world has laid there in dazzling rows, tumbled in luxurious heaps. A. Theme B. Setting C. Character

True or False: The poet and the speaker of the poem are the same.

Which word describes a word's emotional associations or suggested meanings? A. Metaphor B. Alliteration C. Denotation D. Connotation

Which of the following sentences uses figurative language? My grandparents recently moved into a retirement home. The lawn needs to be mowed soon. It was so hot, it felt like an oven outside. My shoes came untied in the middle of the game.

What does the conversation between the various members of the Frank family during today and yesterday's reading reveal about Anne's relationship with both her parents?

What is the problem in this sentence? Ruth was parched, and she thirsty drank all the remaining water in the canteen

In Pride and Prejudice, Lady Catherine de Bourgh is Darcy's ... a. mother b. sister c. first wife d. aunt

How did the author organize events in the Oasis : Africa

When neighbors found Parmale her eye were closed and she was lying on the ground they couldn't wake her up she was

Read the excerpt from "2000 Buses." 1) A mass meeting they called it, 2) The March for Jobs and Freedom 3) Equal access, Equal justice, 4) For all, and not just some What most likely was the author's purpose in using parallelism in the excerpt? a.