I’d also like to demystify the idea that fairy tales are of use only to writers of fantasy or fabulism. I’d like to celebrate their lucid form. And I’d like to reveal how specific techniques in fairy tales cross stylistic boundaries. For while the interpretation of fairy tales is a well-traveled path among writers, fairy-tale techniques remain little identified and appreciated. –“Fairy Tale Is Form, Form Is Fairy Tale,”
Kate Bernheimer

Which excerpt from the passage best supports the central idea?

“Fairy tales are of use only to writers of fantasy.”
“I’d like to celebrate their lucid form.”
“The interpretation of fairy tales is a well-traveled path.”
“Fairy-tale techniques remain little identified and appreciated.”

The war of the worlds by h. g. wells but, looking, i presently saw something stirring within the then something resembling a little gray snake, about the thickness of a walking stick, coiled up out of the writhing middle and wriggled in the air toward me – and then another the war of the worlds (radio broadcast) by orson welles good heavens, something's wriggling out of the shadow like a gray snake. now it's another one, and another. they look like tentacles to me. which sentence best describes the tone of the passage from the book compared to the passage from the radio broadcast? a. the book has a more matter-of-fact tone, b. the book has an angrier tone. c. the book has a scarier tone. d. the book has a more surprised tone.

Which is easier to identify direct or indirect characterization? why

Evaluate the tone of this cover letter. is it appropriate?