A tragedy is defined by all of the following qualities except

serious actions that end unhappily

a character is responsible for his or her own downfall

a main character dies

a happy ending

Based on the preceding paragraph, what does the word retrograde mean?

Each of the following descriptions from "The Destructors" is an example of direct characterization except "When he said 'Trevor' it was a statement of fact ... " "Blackie, Mike and a thin yellow boy ... called by his surname Summers ... " " ...

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. The boys were cruel and called him filthy Fredo, thus facing a creature they only partly recognized and did not understand.

Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates, and men decay: Princes and lords may flourish, or may fade; A breath can make them, as a breath has made;

Which of the following words is NOT a classification of sentence function? interrogative imperative exclamatory question

Which literary technique dose the poet use in these line from Beowulf

And now," said the general, "I want to show you my new collection of heads. Will you come with me to the library?" "I hope," said Rainsford, "that you will excuse me tonight, General Zaroff. I'm really not feeling at all well.

What effect did the increased literacy rate have on the reception of Spiritual and Devotional texts? A. It meant a larger reception of Spiritual and Devotional texts, since more people could read them. B.

In The Tempest, why does Prospero order Ariel to cause the shipwreck? A. Prospero is lonely and wants company on the island. B. Ariel causes the shipwreck on his own, without orders from Prospero. C.

In lines 17-20, Lincoln says that one party would make war while the other would accept war. To whom was Lincoln referring in each part of this sentence? How does this sentence begin to set tone or attitude that lincoln takes throughout the speech?