How can readers identify details that support a central idea in an informational text

His sorrow goes / Like mountain snows / In waters sweet and clear, a repetition b metaphor c simile d onomatopoeia e hyperbole

What is the apostrophe doing in this sentence? We don't want to wake that bear. Choose 1 answer: A The apostrophe is shortening do not. ® The apostrophe shows that want belongs to do.

Select all the correct answers. What are two qualities of effective summaries of informational texts? o includes main idea and supporting details written in complete sentences includes personal opinions and beliefs uses quotations from the text as

In which essay does Thoreau make more elaborate use of metaphor?

To edit a sentence for errors in spelling a writer should ... a. check that all pronouns agree with their antecedents. b. fix colons and dashes c. fix subject-verb agreement d. check for homonyms, words that sound alike but have different meanings

Felix and Fanny mendelssohn made their concert debuts A. In concert halls B. At home C. In a tavern D. As the opening act for beethoven

What attitude does Crevecoeur seem to express about America? a deeply religious country a land of lazy people a country of mighty lords a land of opportunity

What makes poetry special, if it is special? That is, how is it different from other forms of language such as everyday speech, fiction, nonfiction in print, the dialogue in a play, or the wording used in advertisements?

Read this excerpt from "The Bridge." Igaped at him, my mouth open like a fish scooping in bugs Not play in the band? Give up my music? Why didnt they just ask me to cut out my heart?

During which stage of the writing process do you explore a topic and organize ideas?