Read the following excerpt from “The Boy Who Glowed.” Back on land, the boy began to collect the feathers of birds that littered the cliffs and the dunes. He made himself a pair of giant wings that he strapped to his back, and the wings carried him out across the Great Water. As the boy flew, the gray seas turned golden and glowed with a soft light. The sky at the edge of the horizon was painted with vibrant reds and oranges. The boy returned to the home in which he was raised and spoke kindly to the fisherman and his wife.

What element of a myth does this excerpt contain?

an explanation of how to deal with everyday life
characters with exaggerated abilities
a lesson about human behavior
valid historical facts

The empire state building was constructed by one hundred workers

The major was a little man with upturned mustaches. he had been in the war in libya and wore two wound-stripes. he said that if the thing went well he would see that i was decorated. i said i hoped it would go well but that he was too kind. i asked him if there was a big dugout where the drivers could stay and he sent a soldier to show me. i went with him and found the dugout, which was very good. the drivers were with it and i left them there. what effect does hemingway’s limited use of adjectives have? it slows down the narration by interrupting the action. it makes the few descriptive words he does use more vivid and forceful. it makes the narrator seem powerless and insincere. it prevents the readers from filling in the details with their own experiences.

Which type of text structure focuses on what makes something happen and the consequences of that action?