Select the correct text in the passage.
which sentence in this excerpt from mark twain's short story "the celebrated jumping frog of calaveras county is an example of direct
characterization?
i found simon wheeler dozing comfortably by the barroom stove of the old, dilapidated tavern in the ancient mining camp of angel's, and i
noticed that he was fat and bald-headed, and had an expression of winning gentleness and simplicity upon his tranquil countenance. he roused
up and gave me good-day. i told him a friend of mine had commissioned me to make some inquiries about a cherished companion of his
boyhood named leonidas w. smiley - rev. leonidas w. smiley -- a young minister of the gospel, who he had heard was at one time a resident
of angel's camp. i added that, if mr. wheeler, could tell me anything about this rev. leonidas w. smiley, i would feel under many obligations to
him.
simon wheeler backed me into a corner and blockaded me there with his chair, and then sat me down and reeled off the monotonous narrative
which follows this paragraph.

Welcome to the vocabulary assessment. by connecting with words in a more interactive way, through a graphic organizer that includes your own ideas, we hope you will learn new vocabulary strategies to integrate into your course work and your everyday life. objectives: use a variety of techniques to acquire a range of words determine, clarify, and illustrate the meaning of unfamiliar words to ensure that you properly and successfully complete the vocabulary assessment, do the following: complete the assessment using the passage provided. select a word from the passage, and identify/create each of the following for that word: denotation connotations synonyms antonyms affixes the sentence from the passage where the word appears an original sentence using the word a memory trick type your responses in the appropriate boxes. after you have typed your responses, print your graphic organizer and submit it to your teacher. be careful not to refresh the page before printing, as some browsers will not save your work. passage from "the pit and the pendulum" by edgar allan poe very suddenly there came back to my soul motion and sound—the tumultuous motion of the heart, and in my ears the sound of its beating. then a pause in which all is blank. then again sound, and motion, and touch, a tingling sensation pervading my frame. then the mere consciousness of existence, without thought, a condition which lasted long. then, very suddenly, thought, and shuddering terror, and earnest endeavor to comprehend my true state. then a strong desire to lapse into insensibility. then a rushing revival of soul and a successful effort to move. and now a full memory of the trial, of the judges, of the sable draperies, of the sentence, of the sickness, of the swoon. then entire forgetfulness of all that followed; of all that a later day and much earnestness of endeavor have enabled me vaguely to recall.

What does the birdcage symbolize in trifles ?

Which statement is not true about prewriting? prewriting you gather the details you'll include. prewriting you correct all of the errors you'll make. prewriting you consider the topic you'll address. prewriting you identify the main idea you'll convey.