This question is missing the excerpt. I've found the complete question online. It is as follows:
Read the excerpt from Heart of a Samurai. Goemon jumped up. "Agreed," he said, jamming his "knife" into his sash and slashing at Manjiro’s "sword." Their imaginary swords clashed and clattered as they lunged or leaped aside to avoid being hit. Which words contribute most to the excerpt’s pace?
A. "imaginary" and "aside"
B. "sash" and "swords"
C. "slashing" and "lunged"
D. "Goeman" and "Manjiro"
Answer:
The words that contribute most to the excerpt's pace are C. "slashing" and "lunged".
Explanation:
<u>When we think of pace, we think of rhythm, of moving fast, slow, with regularity, with cadence, etc. </u>The words an author uses help readers feel the pace of what is being described more intensely. <u>If the characters are acting or moving fast, or if conflicts are developing slowly, the only way for readers to visualize that is through the author's word-choice. In the case of the excerpt we are studying here, we can say the writer establishes a fast pace through the use of the words "slashing" and "lunged". Both words imply rapidity of movement, celerity, quickness and, for that reason, has the readers imagining the scene in a vivid, accelerated manner.</u>
The answers are, the second, third, fourth, and sixth
Answer:
The story takes place right after the U.S. War in North Carolina and South Carolina.
Explanation:
The poem’s imagery, meter, and rhyme contribute to the meaning of the poem his excellency general Washington by using a vivid imagery. The imagery, the meter, the rhyme forms the work a better one. <span>The poem's imagery begins with a light image. This sets up </span><span>the remainder of the poem to be positive regarding its central figure and action.</span>
Answer:
They may have inspired the author to make August's character strong enough to face the challenges of a new school with the loving support of his family.
Explanation:
The children's novel <em>Wonder </em>by Raquel Jaramillo tells the story of a physically deformed boy August "Auggie" Pullman. The whole plot revolves around his deformity and how he began to accept what he really is, despite the deformity. The story also delves into his relationship with his best friend Jack and his sister Olivia's frustration in having to sacrifice her needs to her brother's needs.
In Natalie Merchant's song <em>Wonder</em>, she sings about a girl who will make her way <em>"with love, with patience, and with faith"</em>. These very words may have inspired the author to make the young boy Auggie's character strong enough to be able to overcome the challenges that he will face in the new school. Added to that, the support of his loving family members, even his own sister Olivia will also help him face the challenges.
