Which of the following did you include in your answer? check one or more of your points. an analysis of memoir or graphic novel and which is more effective an analysis of first-person point of view or frame story a discussion of themes found in the text an evaluation of the power of the text and/or the use of images a final comparative statement about the chosen text

How does the author use structure to create tension in the excerpt

Read the passage adapted from aesop’s fables. what is the theme of the story?

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows. ‘you make me feel uncivilized, daisy,’ i confessed on my second glass of corky but rather impressive claret. ‘can’t you talk about crops or something? ’ i meant nothing in particular by this remark but it was taken up in an unexpected way. ‘civilization’s going to pieces,’ broke out tom violently. ‘i’ve gotten to be a terrible pessimist about things. have you read ‘the rise of the coloured empires’ by this man goddard? ’ ‘why, no,’ i answered, rather surprised by his tone. ‘well, it’s a fine book, and everybody ought to read it. the idea is if we don’t look out the white race will be—will be utterly submerged. it’s all scientific stuff; it’s been proved.’ in this passage, tom’s ideas about race relations come off as uncivilized. what literary device is fitzgerald using here? irony personification metaphor simile