The discovery of the entombed cat at the end of the story is an example of o verbal irony
situational irony
direct characterization
mood

Exit which of the following events best reflects a change in the overall mood of the family? a. woody comes home from the war. b. a new baby is born. c. jeanne is baptized. d. mama gets a job outside the camp.

25 ! which three lines in this excerpt from phillis wheatley's poem "goliath of gath" contain examples of figurative language? the hosts on two opposing mountains stood, thick as the foliage of the waving wood; between them an extensive valley lay, o'er which the gleaming armour pour'd the day, when from the camp of the philistine foes, dreadful to view, a mighty warrior rose; in the dire deeds of bleeding battle skill'd,

What else do you think experts can learn from studying the language of written work? what do you think is the value of studying the language of william shakespeare whose writing is over hundreds of years old?