Read the following passage from The Hound of the Baskervilles, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
As the old man stood there he saw something coming across the moor, something which terrified him so that he lost his wits…There was the long, gloomy tunnel down which he fled. And from what? A sheep-dog of the moor? Or a spectral hound, black, silent, and monstrous? Was there a human agency in the matter? Did the pale, watchful Barrymore know more than he cared to say? It was all dim and vague, but always there is the dark shadow of crime behind it.
What do you notice about the style of this passage?
A. It is an example of informal writing.
B. The tone of the piece is conversational.
C. Doyle has avoided the use of descriptive language.
D. The sentences have different structures and lengths.
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Based on part two of trifles, which of the following images most reinforces the them of loneliness that exists throughout the play?
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Read the excerpt from the poem "growing up italian" by maria mazziotti gillan and answer the question that follows. when i was a little girl, i thought everyone was italian, and that was good. we visted our aunts and uncles, and they visted us. the italian language smooth and sweet in my mouth. in kindergarten, english words fell on me, thick and sharp as hail. i grew silent, the italian word balanced on the edge of my tongue and the english word, lost during the first moment of every question. source: gillan, maria mazziotti. "growing up italian." poetrymagazine. com. poetry magazine, n. d. web. 30 mar. 2011. what is the tone of this poem? what does the tone reveal about the speaker of the poem and the conflict she faces? based on this excerpt, what can you predict about the theme of the poem?
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