For the short story "Araby" How much more would a reader's experience be enhanced by conducting research on it's historical and cultural context? A) Not Much B) Somewhat C) Considerably D) Research is essential

What's the opposite of dull

When the purpose of a piece of literature is to inform, the writer usually

The alien leader approached cautiously, raising a careful hand to shake the president's hand as he had practiced so many times. Which of the following sentences most clearly has the same tone as the sentence above? A.

From "Remembrance" Sweet Love of youth, forgive if I forget thee While the World's tide is bearing me along: Other desires and other hopes beset me, Hopes which obscure but cannot do thee wrong.

Polonius's character is complex in the excerpt because

1. simile the use of human characteristics to describe ideas or inanimate objects 2. oxymoron repetition of a word or phrase at the start of a series of clauses 3. anaphora an indirect comparison between two things using "like" or "as" 4.

How does NACA become NASA? Why is the change deemed necessary?

Which of the following sentences is not punctuated correctly? A. Unfortunately I will not be able to attend. B. At first, I liked my piano lessons. C. The fog is rolling in, and visibility is decreasing. D.

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. The child is the dark shadow of the soldiers on guard with rifles, saracens and batons How is metaphor used in this excerpt from Ingrid Jonker's "The child is not dead"? a.

What does tenuous mean