By asking questions about the speaker, purpose, and audience of a text, you are:
A. analyzing the rhetorical situation.
B. rejecting audience appeal.
C. engaging in an argument.
D. taking part in a discussion.

Which techniques best describe the tone the author is using in this passage? o a. confusion and curiosity o b. jokes and humor o c. sarcasm and mockery o d. sadness and regret

Select the correct answer from each drop-down menu. read the following excerpt from the novel "oliver twist" by charles dickens. although oliver had been brought up by philosophers, he was not theoretically acquainted with the beautiful axiom that self-preservation is the first law of nature. if he had been, perhaps he would have been prepared for this. not being prepared, however, it alarmed him the more; so away he went

Analyze how edgar allan poe's choice of setting in "the raven" to develop the speaker's character. be sure to use specific details from the poem to support your ideas.