Take on the role of an editor who is putting together an anthology of literature. You must select one story from "The Monk's Tale" for students to read, and write an introduction that prepares them to understand it. The introduction will explore the story's plot, its related themes, and its rhyme scheme and meter.

Which sentence in this excerpt from leo tolstoy’s the death of ivan ilyich suggests that ivan ilyich felt his family and friends didn’t understand him and neglected him?

Buck did not cry out. he did not check himself, but drove in upon spitz, shoulder to shoulder, so hard that he missed the throat. they rolled over and over in the powdery snow. spitz gained his feet almost as though he had not been overthrown, slashing buck down the shoulder and leaping clear. twice his teeth clipped together, like the steel jaws of a trap, as he backed away for better footing, with lean and lifting lips that writhed and snarled. read this passage. explain what the conflict shows about buck and spitz.

What lines in this expert from act v of shakespeare’s romeo and juliet create dramatic irony