.Yuki is writing a literary critique about a novel. What can she do to make sure her thesis is well supported? discuss her own real-life experiences
explain the dictionary definition of an important term in the essay
include a relevant quotation from the novel
make a sweeping statement that appeals to a large group of people

Which of the following is an example of an author’s purpose for using first-person point of view?

Read this excerpt from the exposition in "the monkey's paw." father and son were at chess, the former, who possessed ideas about the game involving radical changes, putting his king into such sharp and unnecessary perils that it even provoked comment from the white-haired old lady knitting placidly by the fire. what is one piece of information you can infer about the story from this sentence? a. the father in the story is possessed, so he probably says insane things a lot. b. the woman in the story is knitting, so the characters probably don't have good clothes to wear. c. the father is playing chess with the son, but the son is not old enough to know the rules. d. since the father likes taking risks in a game, he might like taking risks in life as well.

Nature is a recurring theme in early american literature. what view of nature does phillis wheatley provide in "an hymn to the evening"