Rita slowly climbed the stairs. The wood beneath her feet creaked like an ancient door on rusty hinges. She thought she heard something and froze in her tracks. Her heart was a speeding train. Hearing nothing more, she continued walking. She wished she could see better. She was surrounded by blackness darker than deep space.

Which option best describes the role of the hyperbole in the passage?

A. To convey a sense of how little Rita can see
B. To convey a sense of what might be upstairs
C. To convey a sense of what Rita is thinking
D. To convey a sense of how high the steps are

Which sentence is an effective example of i-language for the following scenario? aaron's coworker bryce has not been working on the team project their boss assigned them. answer choices: "i need you to do some work on this project." "i feel like this assignment isn't a priority to you." "i wish you wouldn't be so casual about this." "i think you're incompetent."

What does the author see as the main cause for why students don’t really see shakespeare as a real, flawed human being? we shouldn’t shy away from discussing our literary heroes’ flaws. if nothing else, the knowledge of their failures us appreciate what success and greatness these authors did achieve. often our hero-worship keeps us from truly seeing the complexity of a great author. thus, i would argue, nothing would be better for high school students than to take shakespeare down a peg or two. a) the fact that students never learn enough about shakespeares biography b) the fact that students only read shakespeare’s comedies while in school c) the fact that students are never assigned to read any shakespeare while in high school d) the fact that students only read shakespeare’s greatest works in school and thus never see his weaknesses

Which of the following statement about conflict in the workplace is true?