What do you think these words mean. in your own words put the definition you think the word means not the real definition just what you think it means 1. movable 2. fleeting 3. important 4. force 5. reason 6. advance

Some realist discussions relevant social issues. what important social issue does kate chopin’s “the story of an hour” primarily focuses on? a) the isolation of people in modern society b) the transient nature of marriage and love c) female autonomy and independence d) the suffocating nature of family

Read the following excerpt from life on the mississippi by mark twain. no girl could withstand his charms. he "cut out" every boy in the village. when his boat blew up at last, it diffused a tranquil contentment among us such as we had not known for months. but when he came home the next week, alive, renowned, and appeared in church all battered up and bandaged, a shining hero, stared at and wondered over by everybody, it seemed to us that the partiality of providence for an undeserving reptile had reached a point where it was open to criticism. how does twain's use of understatement serve his purpose? be sure to use specific details from the text to support your answer.

What type of figurative language is used in this sentence from james joyce's "the dead"? his soul swooned slowly as he heard the snow falling faintly through the universe and faintly falling. a. metaphor b. alliteration c. hyperbole d. euphemism