What is theme?
a.) the dramatic struggle or clash between two or more forces in a story
b.) the recurring object, concept, or idea in a story
c.) the lesson a reader infers from reading a story
d.) the central message or insight revealed through a story

Italked more quickly—more vehemently; but the noise steadily increased. i arose and argued about trifles, in a high key and with violent gesticulations; but the noise steadily increased. why would they not be gone? i paced the floor to and fro with heavy strides, as if excited to fury by the observations of the men? —but the noise steadily increased. what is the effect of parallelism in this excerpt? it emphasizes the narrator’s paranoia. it emphasizes the narrator’s anger. it emphasizes the narrator’s grief. it emphasizes the narrator’s confusion.

What is the source of tension in this excerpt? ellery searching everything insects filling the light fixtures ellery standing on the desks louise carpenter whispering

Choose two context clues to the meaning of the word sloth