Read the excerpt from "Poetry."I, too, dislike it: there are things that are important beyond all this fiddle. Reading it, however, with a perfect contempt for it, one discovers in it after all, a place for the genuine.Based on context, what is the most likely definition for “fiddle”?
Read the sentence. After going over the attendance data, I have learned that twenty percent of our students are calling in sick every day, and it would be good to do something to stop this problem. Which appeal is the speaker using in the sentence?
Read the passage.Ugh, Pieter thought as the crowd walked in just as he was closing the ice cream shop where he worked a few hours after school. He’d had a long day and was ready to go home, but now he would have to stay late, waiting for the new customers to give him their orders, then preparing their cones or cups or milkshakes. They didn’t seem to be in much of a hurry to figure out what they wanted. I just love being the only person working this evening, Pieter thought. This is going to be so much fun. So glad we have so many flavors for people to choose from. So happy to be standing here instead of being home in my bed.
Miguel is taking notes of the mayor’s speech. As he is taking notes, Miguel should
Read the passage.I looked up at the high diving board towering over me and wondered how I would muster the courage to jump from such a height. Step, breathe. Step, breathe. Step, breathe. One inch at a time, I forced my legs to lift me skyward.
Read the sentence.The fake, counterfeit money, which isn't valid, was discovered in the crime investigation.What is the best way to revise this sentence to eliminate wordiness?
Which stylistic element is an example of figurative language?
Choose the correct version of the sentence.
Read the sentence.In chapter three, Joseph feels confused about the way things happened at the court house.Which is the best revision of this sentence using academic vocabulary?
What is tone in a literary text?
Read the excerpt from President Woodrow Wilson’s speech, “War Message to Congress.”Neutrality is no longer feasible or desirable where the peace of the world is involved and the freedom of its peoples, and the menace to that peace and freedom lies in the existence of autocratic governments backed by organized force which is controlled wholly by their will, not by the will of their people. Which best explains President Wilson’s use of the word “autocratic”?
Which phrase describes an author’s use of figurative language?
Which strategy is the best way to improve the written expression in a redundant sentence?
Read the sentence.The works of Charles Dickens a famous British writer include David Copperfield and Oliver Twist.Which is the best revision of this sentence?
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