Read this passage from dostoyevsky's novella notes from the underground
but do you know, gentlemen, what was the chief point
about my spite? why, the whole point, the real sting of it lay
in the fact that continually, even in the moment of the
acutest spleen, i was inwardly conscious with shame that
was not only not a spiteful but not even an embittered
man, that i was simply scaring sparrows at random and
amusing myself by it.
in what way is the narrator most clearly a monster?
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a. he is straightforward about his spite.
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b. he gives advice, even when not asked for it
c. he is ashamed, even though he has no reason to be.
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d. he is intentionally cruel for no reason

Changing the sentence structure and how quickly events unfold in a story can affect which literally element?

Which phrase refers to the contrast between what is expected to happen and what actually does happen? situational ironydramatic ironyverbal ironyconflict and resolution

Read this excerpt from rudolfo anaya’s essay “take the tortillas out of your poetry.”tortillas and poetry. they go hand in hand. books nourish the spirit, bread nourishes our bodies. our distinct cultures nourish each one of us, and as we know more and more about the art and literature of the different cultures, we become freer and freer. . i don’t know anyone who doesn’t like to sample different ethnic foods, the breads of many many groups; just as many of us enjoy sampling books from different areas of the world. i travel to foreign countries, and i know more about myself as i learn more about my fellow human beings. censorship imposes itself in my path of knowledge, and that activity can be justified by no one. which of these changes would make this excerpt more argumentative? using words that affect the audience’s sense of trustusing less repetition of certain words and phrasesincluding words that address logic and reasonincluding words that are charged with emotion