The stillest hour of the night had come, the hour before dawn, when the world seems to hold its breath. the moon hung low, and had turned from silver to copper in the sleeping sky. the old owl no longer hooted, and the water-oaks had ceased to moan as they bent their heads.

which best describes how the author uses language to craft her style?
the author uses exaggeration to create unrealistic, warped images of nature.
the author uses figurative language to create strong sensory images of nature.
the author uses the denotative meanings of words to create images of nature.
the author uses extra words to create highly romanticized images of nature.

Read the excerpt from the strange case of dr. jekyll and mr. hyde. from that time forward, mr. utterson began to haunt the door in the by-street of shops. in the morning before office hours, at noon when business was plenty, and time scarce, at night under the face of the fogged city moon, by all lights and at all hours of solitude or concourse, the lawyer was to be found on his chosen post. "if he be mr. hyde,” he had thought, "i shall be mr. seek.” how is mr. utterson characterized in the excerpt? as mysterious as depressed as determined as generous

Based on this excerpt the authors are mostly likely to attempt to answer which question?

From the story " saving the children"why is nicholas winton honored today? why did jewish people in czechoslovakia want to get their children out of the country? where did nicholas winton do his work saving the children? why was it hard for winton to find refuge for the children? to confirm your understanding, write a summary of “saving the children.”(a) aside from winton, who were the interview subjects? (b) analyze what do most of the interview subjects have in common? (a) why wasn’t this story told until 50 years later? (b) infer what does this say about winton’s character? summarize how did winton finally manage to get the children out of czechoslovakia? (a) support what was the “lie” hugo meisl’s parents told hugo and his brother before they sent them away? (b) make a judgment was this the right thing to do? explain. essential question: how do we remember the past? what have you learned about the nature of heroism from reading this article?