How can modern readers better understand the fears and interests of a story's original audience?

Which two selections from the passage contain an example of personification? a she was tossing on the lap of a big ocean b with nothing to keep her afloat but a miserable wooden hen-coop c the coop climbed up to the top of a big wave d the water

Robust / rō-ˈbəst, ˈrō - (ˌ) bəst / adj. 1. strong and healthy; hardy; 2. strongly built; 3. requiring bodily strength or endurance; 4. effective in all or most situations. - robustly adv., robustness n.

On the job, there are times when I lack self confidence

In the following sentence a comma or commas should be inserted after which word or words? What Christy are you doing? (This sentence directly addresses Christy.)

There were 487 apples and chase multiplied it with 3838 what will it equal

What is Mustapha Monds attitude toward the past

Immediately after throwing her new doll to the floor and breaking it, what emotion does Helen feel? O A. Confusion OB. Sorrow O C. Delight D. Rage

What is a work of Postmodernism more likely to have than a work of Romanticism? A. an emphasis on the imagination B. a focus on the pleasures and dreams of the upper class C. a theme dealing with day-to-day problems with money D.

The first Americans A. were searching for gold. B. were the Native Americans. C. sought religious freedom. D. kept journals of their experiences.

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. I will tell you the tale of my wanderings and of the "Herculean" labors, as I may call them, which I endured only to find at last the oracle irrefutable.