What effect does the author create with the sequence of

events in this passage?

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The author builds events slowly to create tension.

The author races through events to create excitement.

What does the word repentance mean as it is used in paragraph 8

My older brothers washed the car and mowed the lawn. Is the subject or the predicate compound? Are the verbs irregular or regular?

Which best summarizes the first stanza of James Russell Lowell's "Life"? A. Life is full of sound and fury, but it ends with silence when night falls. B. Life does not end when night falls. C.

Which of the following sentences includes logical and grammatically correct usage of parentheses? Select one A) After the baseball game (we) were too tired to go dancing. B) (listened to music all night.) I was too tired to sleep.

Which literary technique is Austen using in Mrs. Dashwood's reference to "wit" in this excerpt?

Label the sentence parts. S = subject; V = verb; SC = subject complement; IO = indirect object; DO = direct object; OC = objective complement. The abbreviation should be typed above the main word for each part.

The effects of child abuse last long after the child has grown to adulthood. As one victim of child abuse stated in a local newspaper article just last week, "I know it sounds crazy, but sometimes I still wake up in fear in the middle of the night.

The office's boisterous celebration, full of cheering, shouting, and laughter, caused other businesses on the same floor to shut their doors. The word "boisterous" most likely means corporate. rowdy. scandalous. tiresome.

Which technique does the statement, "The sun smiled down on me," illustrate? a. personification b. simile c. metaphor d. hyperbole

Which is true of descriptive presentations? a. they focus on specific details. b. they create a strong argument. c. they contain more facts than opinions. d. they depend on audience involvement.?