Read the excerpt from On the Road. In those days he really didn't know what he was talking about; that is to say, he was a young jailkid all hung-up
on the wonderful possibilities of becoming a real intellectual, and he liked to talk in the tone and using the
words, but in a jumbled way, that he had heard from "real intellectuals"-although, mind you, he wasn't naive
as that in all other things, and it took him just a few months with Carlo Marx to become completely in there with
all the terms and jargon.
Which is a key feature of Kerouac's diction that contributes to his writing style?
O the use of youth culture slang
the use of academic language
O the use of words from other languages
O the use of regional dialects

Which of the following best demonstrate a strong conflict? a. catherine enjoyed painting, and was able to practice her art every tuesday. b. leanne loved camping, but it was a lot of work. she had to start gathering her supplies weeks before the big trip. c. kate wanted to be a fitness instructor. she worked hard to become a certified aerobics teacher. d. russell knew that if he did not get a good grade on his test, then he would fail the class and not be allowed to graduate.

Why is figure of speech important in reading and writing?

Which two lines in this sonnet use symbolism to describe old age? sonnet 2 by william shakespeare when forty winters shall besiege thy brow, and dig deep trenches in thy beauty's field, thy youth's proud livery so gazed on now, will be a totter'd weed of small worth held: then being asked, where all thy beauty lies, where all the treasure of thy lusty days; to say, within thine own deep sunken eyes, were an all-eating shame, and thriftless praise. how much more praise deserv'd thy beauty's use, if thou couldst answer 'this fair child of mine shall sum my count, and make my old excuse,' proving his beauty by succession thine! this were to be new made when thou art old, and see thy blood warm when thou feel'st it cold.