What should you first consider when beginning the close reading of a passage?
whether the passage is at the beginning, middle, or end of the novel
whether the passage concerns the main character
whether the passage contains the main conflict
whether the passage clearly reflects the theme of the novel

Which heroic quality does manjiro show in the excerpt? read the excerpt from heart of a samurai. that night, lying in his bunk, manjiro couldn’t trying the new words. “buttons,” he whispered. “pockets. shoes. bread.” bread was hard to say. he tried again and again. “captain,” he said. “whitfield.”“what are you doing? ” goemon said.“maybe if i learn some words, i can ask questions.”goemon groaned. “more questions! ”“if we don’t learn their language, how will we know what they intend to do to us? ”

Cite evidence what moment might be called the climax, or highest point of tension, in act v? what is clear to the audience and to macbeth at this point?

How is time represented in “persistence of memory” by salvador dali? what effect does dali achieve? can writers use similar techniques in written works? how would writers achieve this with words?