Read the excerpt from le morte d'arthur by sir thomas malory. that is untruly said of thee, said the king, therefore go thou lightly again, and do my commandment; as thou art to me lief and dear, spare not, but throw it in. read the excerpt from "morte d'arthur" by alfred, lord tennyson. to whom replied king arthur, faint and pale: "thou hast betray'd thy nature and thy name, not rendering true answer, as beseem'd thy fí«alty, nor like a noble knight: for surer sign had follow'd, either hand, or voice, or else a motion of the mere. this is a shameful thing for men to lie. yet now, i charge thee, quickly go again as thou art lief and dear, and do the thing i bade thee, watch, and lightly bring me word." how does tennyson effectively rewrite king arthur's dialogue? tennyson's version describes king arthur ordering sir bedivere to do something again. tennyson's version stresses the betrayal king arthur feels by drawing the dialogue out longer. tennyson's version shows that king arthur is with sir bedivere's previous actions. tennyson's version stresses the physical pain king arthur is in by adding additional imagery.

Which two elements does this excerpt from a christmas carol by charles dickens contain? "a small matter," said the ghost, “to make these silly folks so full of gratitude." "small! " echoed scrooge. the spirit signed to him to listen to the two apprentices, who were pouring out their hearts in praise of fezziwig: and when he had done so, said, "why! is it not? he has spent but a few pounds of your mortal money: three or four perhaps. is that so much that he deserves this praise? " "it isn’t that," said scrooge, heated by the remark, and speaking unconsciously like his former, not his latter, self. "it isn't that, spirit. he has the power to render us happy or unhappy; to make our service light or burdensome; a pleasure or a toil. say that his power lies in words and looks; in things so slight and insignificant that it is impossible to add and count ’em up: what then? the happiness he gives, is quite as great as if it cost a fortune." he felt the spirit's glance, and stopped. "what is the matter? " asked the ghost. "nothing particular," said scrooge. "something, i think? " the ghost insisted. "no," said scrooge, "no. i should like to be able to say a word or two to my clerk just now. that's all."

3. what is the purpose of a lead sentence or paragraph? to display your most convincing reasons and arguments to you revise the overall structure of your work to interest readers and introduce your writing style to add details and elaborate on your ideas

Which choice is a major detail from paragraph two? a) the great wall is a large network of several walls and towers. b) the great wall looks like a long wall snaking its way across china. c) the great wall was constructed over hundreds of years beginning in 221 b.c. d) the great wall construction encouraged several independent kingdoms to unite.