Why is exposition important in a story?

Both "The Maori: Genealogies and Origins in New Zealand" and "The Raven and the First Men: The Beginnings of the Haida"a. feature a bird. b. the gods. c. the weather. d. a wife.

How does dramatic irony strengthen our relationship with Hamlet, while at the same time alienating us from the Elizabethan conventions and customs?

I am the 1st on earth, 2nd in heaven. i appear two times in a week. u can only c me once in a year, although i'm in d middle of d sea. what am i?

The ghost of Banquo sits in Macbeth's seat, but only Macbeth can see him. Are we to believe Banquo's ghost is there or that Macbeth is losing his mind?

Read the excerpt from The Building of Manhattan. It was a monumental task: to design the world's tallest building, create as much usable rental space as possible, plan so it could be built within 18 months, and still have a handsome building.

In which sentence is the underlined prepositional phrase an adjective phrase? In college football, a tied game ends with no overtime. A football game has four quarters of 15 minutes. Football games are supervised by neutral referees.

I have a ton of papers to grade. What can that be a simile or a metaphor?

As used in the passage, what does assured mean

For awhile Agnes seemed to be wandering, or perhaps she was dreaming; for her eyes were closed as though in slumber, and a smile like she used to smile, flitted over her pale face, as she stretched out her arms to embrace some one.

A common error in academic writing is the tendency to A. incorporate regional or ethnic dialects for the sake of authenticity. B. rely too heavily on first-person pronouns C.