18. the author's purpose is to inform the reader. which statement from the passage best (1 point)
demonstrates this intent?
a. a verdant rainforest rises out of the ocean to snow-capped peaks.
b. scholars are not sure about the legend but do speculate that the maori discovered aotearoa more than 1,000 years ago and that they came by boat from somewhere in the south pacific
c. rivers roar and meadows blossom
d. this question of their original home is not critical to appreciating their accomplishment

Who said this in of pride & prejudice, and what type of irony does it show? “you mistake me, my dear. i have a high respect for your nerves. they are my old friends. i have heard you mention them with consideration these twenty years at least.” a. mrs. bennet: situational irony b. mr. bingley: dramatic irony c. elizabeth: proverbial irony d. mr. bennet: verbal irony

In which of the following excerpts from "the yellow wall paper" does author charlotte perkins gilman seem to mock the romantic belief in the supernatural? a. a colonial mansion, a hereditary estate, i would say a haunted house, and reach the height of romantic felicity—but that would be asking too much of fate! b. there is a delicious garden! i never saw such a garden—large and shady, full of box-bordered paths, and lined with long grape-covered arbors with seats under them. c. the color is repellent, almost revolting; a smoldering unclean yellow, strangely faded by the slow-turning sunlight. d. then i peeled off all the paper i could reach standing on the floor. it sticks horribly and the pattern just enjoys it!

In this excerpt from act ii of shakespeare’s macbeth, which figure of speech is used in the underlined words?