Which best describes rip van winkle?
a. he's smart, funny, and generous, but he's also spiteful.

b. he's simple, good-natured, and well-liked, but he's also lazy.

c. he's sweet, romantic, and handsome, but he's also impatient.

d. he's old, wise, and friendly, but he also has a short temper.

Which of these excerpts is most clearly an example of narrative poetry? a. “in xanadu did kubla khan/a stately pleasure dome decree…” b. “and all that’s best of dark and bright/meet in her aspect and her eyes…” c. “who can contemplate fame through clouds unfold/the star which rises…” d. “one shade the more, one ray the less/had half impaired the nameless grace…”

What is the effect of the author's choice of the word loathsome rather than hateful in this sentence from the count of monte cristo? two soldiers were accordingly sent for, and the inspector descended a stairway, so foul, so humid, so dark, as to be loathsome to sight, smell, and respiration. it reveals that the unpleasant aspects of the stairway are manmade. it stresses the disgusting, offensive nature of the stairway. it suggests that the soldiers are used to the place and do not hate it. it implies that the effects of the stairway are felt only by the inspector.

He contains the main idea in a paragraph. a. thesis statement b. first sentence c. declarative statement d. topic sentence