3. what is direct characterization? a statement about a character’s personality, appearance, habits, goals, values, and beliefs a descriptive clue that paint a picture of a character’s personality, including strengths and weaknesses representation of character traits through dialogue a technique in which the character speaks directly to the reader

In a short summary, describe the progression of roderick usher’s mental and physical deterioration over the course of the story. in your opinion, what brought on his illness?

Read the excerpt from muir's essay "calypso borealis" and answer the question. [5] how long i sat beside calypso i don't know. hunger and weariness vanished, and only after the sun was low in the west i splashed on through the swamp, strong and exhilarated as if never more to feel any mortal care. at length i saw maple woods on a hill and found a log house. i was gladly received. "where ha ye come fra? the swamp, that awfu' swamp. what were ye doin' there? " etc. "mony a puir body has been lost in that muckle, cauld, dreary bog and never been found." when i told her i had entered it in search of plants and had been in it all day, she wondered how plants could draw me to these awful places, and said, "it's god's mercy ye ever got out." examine the details muir includes in this paragraph. which statement accurately explains how muir's response to nature compares to the log house owner's response? he is enthusiastic and in awe while she is doubtful and fearful. muir cautiously admires whereas the lady shows religious dedication. the lady is more interested in the bog while muir is fascinated by plants. they both admire nature—its intense dangers and its true treasures.

In marian anderson sings the author begins the story by putting the reader right in the middle of the action what is the yearn for this type of organization