1. an ellipsis is a series of periods usually used to indicate that

a word(s) has been left out

a spelling error has been made

a character is speaking out loud

a word continues on the next line

2.

in dialogue, an ellipsis can be used to convey

shock

silence

disbelief

all of the above

3.

true or false: ellipses can also indicate that more is to come.

true

false

What can you infer about esperanza's character from the fact that she argues three days with her mother trying to persuade her to write the note?

Read the excerpt below from the poem "exile" by julia alvarez and answer the question that follows. i let myself lie back in deep waters, my arms out like jesus' on his cross, and instead of sinking down like i'd always done, magically, that night, i could stay up, floating out past the driveway, past the gates, in the black ford, papi grim at the wheel, winding through the back roads, stroke by difficult stroke, out on the highway, heading toward the coast. which literary device is used in the comparison between the speaker's experience of fleeing the country and floating in the ocean? i let myself lie back in deep waters, my arms out like jesus' on his cross, and instead of sinking down like i'd always done, magically, that night, i could stay up, extended metaphor symbolism simile theme

Read the introduction to the persuasive essay, "should cosmetic surgeries be banned? " what makes this introduction weak?