Read the excerpt from part one of trifles. hale. i didn’t hear or see anything; i knocked at the door, and still it was all quiet inside. i knew they must be up, it was past eight o’clock. so i knocked again, and i thought i heard somebody say, “come in.” i wasn’t sure, i’m not sure yet, but i opened the door—this door (indicating the door by which the two women are still standing), and there in that rocker—(pointing to it) sat mrs. wright. (they all look at the rocker.) how does the underlined stage direction affect the mood of the scene? the emphasis on the rocker creates a tense mood as everyone is reminded of where mrs. wright calmly sat as she discussed her dead husband. the emphasis on the rocker creates a hostile mood as the characters envision mrs. wright and the lack of emotion she showed as she sat rocking. the emphasis on the rocker creates a calm mood as the reader is reminded of something that is typically used to pacify or soothe individuals. the emphasis on the rocker creates a warm mood as the reader becomes focused on something that is often associated with fond memories.

You have to go. you have to, yer the only doctor. go ahead on, you," bruh fox say. big doc rabbit went down to the brook again. the water was so cool and ribbly and it kept the crock of cream so fresh and cold. doc rabbit drank about half of the cream this time. then he went back up to brother fox with the hard labor of raisin the roof. heard tell about this phrase remind readers that these stories were usually told, not read. which line from the excerpt is an example of personification?

What can a writer describe about two characters to develop their personalities? their communication the setting the exposition a transition

Instructions: the following argument argues for advertising to children. read the argument and answer the question that follows: topic and question advertising: should companies be allowed to advertise to children? ineffective argument i think that advertising to children is necessary. how else will we know what we can buy? i think that children are not aware of the products that are available. most children don’t own cars and can’t drive to stores to look around. the only way we know what we can buy is by seeing advertisements on tv. my friend really likes advertisements, too. he said, "how will we know what to buy if we don’t see advertisements? " seriously, children are consumers, too. we know what we like and we ask our parents to buy these products for us. i know that i like certain cereals, but how would i know that if i did not see advertisements? i love those commercials! kids are people, too. why is the argument ineffective? in a paragraph of 7–10 complete sentences, explain why the following parts of the argument are ineffective, and how they can be improved: claim support conclusion clincher point of view transitions