Read the sentence, and then answer the question.
"there is a cryptic ingredient in many of our modern improvements—we are awed and without knowing quite what we are enjoying." what is the meaning of cryptic as it is used in the sentence?
a. new b. secret c. additional d. contemporary

The limerick and the tongue twister are two types of verse. a) nonsense b) articulation c) declaration d) interrogation

In about one hundred words, discuss two ways through which an author can show how a theme develops. consider how themes reveal culture.

Which sentence best uses transitions to explain how the evidence supports the reason in the accompanying claim statement? clearly, rainsford did not kill zaroff in self-defense. this statement, therefore, shows that rainsford killed zaroff in self-defense. so, rainsford is not justified because there is no proof he acted in self-defense. in the end, rainsford is not justified in killing zaroff.