When you write a short story, why might you use a thesaurus to look up synonyms of descriptive words? to add more words to your story
to be more precise in your writing
to vary the language and word choice
to distinguish between word meanings

Writers try to let us know what is central to their writing. when we notice words such as "meanwhile," "afterward," "before," or "previously," an author is letting us know the order in which events happen. a paragraph that mostly uses these key words is arranged in what structural form?

Which two types of poetry focus on the poet's experiences? a. sonnet and tanka b. tanka and haiku c. haiku and lyric poetry d. lyric poetry and sonnet

Read the excerpt from the odyssey; 'o cyclops! would you feast on my companions? puny am i, in a caveman's hands? how do you like the beating that we gave you, you d(arn)ed cannibal? eater of guests under your roof! zeus and the gods have paid you! ' according to this excerpt, odysseus (a)is fearful of the cyclops. (b)is prideful and overly confident. (c)has been weakened by the cyclops. (d)has regrets about staying on the island.