Which statement best explains how effectively the passage uses vivid description? For hours, I worked on my pumpkin creation. The neighborhood fall festival was just a day away, and I wanted to win the pumpkin-carving prize. I had decided a few weeks ago on a cool design that I discovered on the Internet. The design idea even came with "easy step-by-step instructions." Now, as I inspected the pumpkin in front of me, I realized something important. Just because directions say "easy," it doesn't mean it's true. A. The vivid description is effective, because the passage uses figurative language that paints images in the reader's mind. B. The vivid description is effective, because it creates a sense of tension that helps build suspense about the outcome of the contest. C. The vivid description is not effective, because the passage uses ordinary words that do not create vivid images. D. The vivid description is not effective, because it does not create the appropriate celebratory tone for a story about winning a contest.

What does the term fiend not mean as it is used in the passage? a) beast b) brute c) fanatic d) savage

Which description most clearly defines tone in literature

Freedoms" speech. i have called for personal sacrifice. i am assured of the willingness of almost all americans to respond to that call. a part of the sacrifice means the payment of more money in taxes. in my budget message i shall recommend that a greater portion of this great defense program be paid for from taxation than we are paying today. no person should try, or be allowed, to get rich out of this program; and the principle of tax payments in accordance with ability to pay should be constantly before our eyes to guide our legislation. what argument is roosevelt supporting with his appeal to logic in the underlined section of the excerpt? if americans are willing to trust roosevelt, it only makes sense that he will ensure that the tax money is well managed. if americans are willing to make a personal sacrifice, it only makes sense that they will be seen as both noble and patriotic. if americans feel it is right to enter the war, it only makes sense that they will have to pay more in taxes to cover the costs. if americans feel it is right to pay more taxes, it only makes sense that they should also agree it is right to enter the war.