Verify the reasonableness of inferential meaning.

to infer something from a story is to draw conclusions based on something that the author states directly.

to infer something from a story is to draw conclusions based on something that the author did not state directly.

to infer something from a story is to convey experiences, events, setting, and/or characters.

to infer something from a story is not convey experiences, events, setting, and/or characters.

Which best explains this excerpt’s purpose in the novel’s plot structure? the excerpt creates conflict between characters as part of the rising action. the excerpt provides background information on a character as part of the exposition. the excerpt returns a character to equilibrium as part of the falling action. the excerpt is the point of greatest tension and acts as the climax.

How does shakespeare transform the myth of phoebus and daphne to dramatize this theme?

Which statement best evaluates the author's use of pacing in the passage? a. the author's use of pacing is not effective, because the imagery and figurative language don't adequately describe either the cheetah or the gazelle. b. the author's use of pacing is effective, because the imagery and figurative language speed up the action, making the scene come alive for the reader. c. the author's use of pacing is effective, because the long, complex sentences the reader fully understand the power and beauty of nature. d. the author's use of pacing is not effective, because the long, complex sentences distract from the sense of stress and anxiety the passage should convey.