Poe opens "The pit and the pendulum" by describing the narrator's sickening agony of awaiting his sentence. How does this beginning contribute to the meaning of the story?

In Mark Twain's narrative "I Sell a Dog," who does the narrator sell the dog to?

What are four positives of studying in your room

An unverified piece of information that is spread rapidly from one person to another.

In what ways does Cisneros's juxtaposition of home life and school life make for an effective rhetorical strategy

Which is the best interpretation of this sentence from "Tepeyac"? Who would've guessed, after all this time, it is me who will remember when everything else is forgotten, you who took with you to your stone bed something irretrievable ...

Joshua is researching the works of author Mary McCormick, and he is using this text as a source. Which BEST describes the source?

In the first paragraph on page 2, Stanton uses such phrases as "the family of man" and "people of the earth." What idea does this wording convey that Stanton develops later in the speech?

Which sentence contains a misplaced modifier? A. Many a child watches as the teenager rolls down the street. B. A flip, a grind, and an ollie are all tricks that challenge this daring skater. C.

Each of the following is a definition that applies to homonyms except: A. words that have the same pronunciation and have the same spelling B. words that have the same pronunciation but have different spelling C.

Which of the following characters is flat? A. Mini B. Mini's father C. Mini's mother D. the Cabuliwallah