Read the following excerpt from the article. "Vision, Voice and the Power of Creation: An Author Speaks Out," by T. A Barron, and answer the question that follows: Yet deeper than character, or even place, is another concept voice. More than any other doorway to the imagination, I find this one the trickiest to open-and the
hardest to close. For a character's true voice is heard, its tones, cadences, and ideas are long remembered
The ancients (people from ancient history) used anima, in fact, to describe breath as well as soul. That is wholly appropriate, for in the breath-the voice of a
character lies its essential spirit If the writer can truly hear the voice of a character, so will the reader
The author writes, " the writer can truly hear the voice of a character, so will the reader" What type of statement is this?
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How does the author's use of hyperbole to characterize jim smily? a) it characterizes smily as an introverted loner who prefers books to people. b) it characterizes smily as a man who is kind and nurturing toward others who are less fortunate. c) it characterizes smily as a man who is evil and vindictive toward any one who crosses his path. d) it characterizes smily as a man who is a risk-taker who willing bets on anything and with anyone.

Which best explains how this excerpt creates suspense it develops the plot using dialogue instead of description. it explains that the fishermen have found two graves on the island. it shows that manjiro is a character who asks a lot of questions. it includes a question that the reader will want to know the answer to.

1. find at least 9 adjectives from this opening passage used to describe the setting of the story- "to build a fire" setting: day had broken cold and gray, exceedingly cold and gray, when the man turned aside from the main yukon trail and climbed the high earth-bank, where a dim and little-travelled trail led eastward through the fat spruce timberland. it was a steep bank, and he paused for breath at the top, excusing the act to himself by looking at his watch. it was nine o'clock. there was no sun nor hint of sun, through there was not a cloud in the sky. it was a clear day, and yet there seemed an intangible pall over the face of things, subtle gloom that made the day dark, and that was due to the absence of sun. this fact did not worry the man. he was used to the lack of sun. it had been days since he had seen the sun, and he knew that a few more days must pass before that cheerful orb, due south, would just peep above the sky-line and dip immediately from view.