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ACT Reading Prose Fiction Drill 1, Problem 4. How does the narrator feel about the prediction made at his birth that he would have the ability to see ghosts?
Analyze a case of satire, sarcasm, irony, or understatement Videos 4 videos
AP English Literature and Composition 1.5 Passage Drill 7. In lines 34 through 37, what technique does the author use to describe the family's...
CAHSEE ELA 9.2 Ambiguities. Which of the following is an example of irony in the previous passage?
AP English Literature and Composition 1.4 Passage Drill 7. In lines 6 through 7, what technique does the author use to describe Mr. and Mrs. N...
Analyze author’s choices to develop story elements Videos 5 videos
ACT Reading Prose Fiction Drill 1, Problem 1. Which of the following best describes the overall purpose of this passage?
ACT Reading 2.5 Humanities Passage. According to the passage, when did Schumann first display an interest in playing the piano?
GED Reasoning through Language Arts 4.2 Reading Skills. Choose the best answer to the question: What effect does the author achieve by naming the h...
Analyze how author’s choices in structure impact meaning and aesthetics Videos 5 videos
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GED Reasoning through Language Arts 4.2 Reading Skills. Choose the best answer to the question: What effect does the author achieve by naming the h...
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Cite textual evidence to support analysis Videos 5 videos
ACT Reading Prose Fiction Drill 1, Problem 4. How does the narrator feel about the prediction made at his birth that he would have the ability...
AP® English Language and Composition: Comprehension Drill 1, Problem 1. The speaker would agree with all of the following statements except what?
AP English Literature and Composition 1.6 Passage Drill 5. Death is primarily characterized as what?
Demonstrate knowledge of eighteenth, nineteenth, and early twentieth century foundational works of American literature Videos 5 videos
Modernism was the happy, optimistic bandwagon that every writer just had to jump on. Okay, so only half of that statement is true. But we want you...
Sure, Edgar Allan Poe was dark and moody and filled with teenage angst, but what else does he have in common with the Twilight series?
Common Core 8th Grade 1.3 Reading Literary Texts. Which evidence from the text best supports the inference that Gorgons are dangerous?