In an autobiography, how can you get a better understanding of an author’s perspective? by studying how the author uses figurative language by observing how the author’s style fits his or her purpose by learning about when and how the author lived by studying the author’s tone

Read the excerpt from heart of a samurai. the water was so clear, he could see straight to the bottom. a snail was making a path like a shiny ribbon slowly unfurling on the sand. what does the author use the most precise words to describe in the excerpt? the water’s movement the water the snail the snail’s path

Yosemite has spectacular scenery and which has half-time bears. how do i write i. parallel structure?

Which phrase refers to the contrast between what is expected to happen and what actually does happen? situational ironydramatic ironyverbal ironyconflict and resolution