What term is used to describe an underlying message that ties a piece of writing together?
a. purpose
b. genre
c. theme
d. plot

To what extent is a writer entangled in their culture, and can they get outside of it? can any works of literature truly be considered universal?

This excerpt is an example of which kind of characterization? indirect characterization, because it is showing della’s pride in her long hair direct characterization, because it is describing della’s skill for decorating indirect characterization, because it is revealing della’s cultural heritage direct characterization, because it is describing della’s prized possessions

Is the sentence “ironically, although approximately seventy-one percent of the earth is covered by water, thirty-three percent of its land area is desert.” a phrase or a clause?