2. How does textual evidence strengthen your comparative literature essay? It causes readers to wonder what other literary works may support or challenge your claim. It identifies the specific elements in each literary work that support your general idea. It suggests to readers that they may not have read the literature as closely as you did. It proves that you have read the literary works well enough to be able to compare them. It proves that you have read the literary works well enough to be able to compare them.

Which statement best evaluates the author's use of pacing in the passage? a. the author's use of pacing is not effective, because the imagery and figurative language don't adequately describe either the cheetah or the gazelle. b. the author's use of pacing is effective, because the imagery and figurative language speed up the action, making the scene come alive for the reader. c. the author's use of pacing is effective, because the long, complex sentences the reader fully understand the power and beauty of nature. d. the author's use of pacing is not effective, because the long, complex sentences distract from the sense of stress and anxiety the passage should convey.