Which of the following approaches focuses on an author's use of metaphor, irony, symbolism, and characterization and how they contribute to a text's meaning?

formalist

mythological

psychological

deconstructionist

What is an understatement that expresses the affirmative by saying the negative of the contrary called?

What does it mean that Jonas had been selected to "bear their burden"?

Which sentence expresses an analogy? He was as amiable as a hungry tiger. She was as precise as a digital clock. Poetry came as naturally to Mary as swimming to a fish. Sam's expression was as sober as that of a judge in a courtroom.

Which word in the sentence does the adverb clause modify? Although you cooked one cup of rice, it expanded to three. a. expanded b. cooked c. rice d. three

Walking down the street, the buildings appeared to be getting taller. The capitalized phrase is a A. prepositional phrase. B. dangling modifier. C. misplaced modifier. D. gerund phrase

Which is more important: What a person thinks or what a person does?

Which best describes the tone of this excerpt from The Grapes of Wrath

Which statement best describes why the writer seems supportive of this product? A) It contains vitamins. B) It is a portable device. C) It is cutting-edge technology. D) It could prevent the senseless deaths of young athletes.

The entire ride takes about twenty minutes.

Javier has been asked to deliver the keynote speech at a Young Entrepreneurs Convention. As part of his preparation for his speech, he asks the conference planner how big the room is, how it will be set up, how many people will be in attendance, and