Determine if the parentheses have been used correctly in the following sentence.

She has long believed (and I have never contradicted her) that malaria really is caused by “bad air.”

a. No, this is too long of a phrase to go inside parentheses.
b. No, this is contradictory information that should go inside brackets.
c. Yes, this is a brief aside that can go inside parentheses.

The speaker in the “to a mouse” regrets that the mouse runs away so fast because the

Choose the types of characters an author may choose to create

The following question refers to “the philosophy of composition” by edgar allan poe and on writing by stephen king. what is a key difference in the use of details in the texts? poe’s essay is dominated by facts, while king’s memoir is dominated by images and examples. poe references numerous authors and literary works, while king does not reference any other authors or literary works. poe includes a list of all the poems he has written, while king includes a list of all the books he has written. poe’s essay is full of personal details about his wife and children, while king’s memoir is filled with details about his pets.