Which sentence displays the most effective use of the italicized transition word?

ophelia is a pawn in the masculine battles of will that dominate the play, including those of her father, although they are related.

although hamlet has many positive traits, including intelligence and a strong sense of right and wrong, his indecision takes center

stage as his most prominent and, ultimately fatal, flaw.

queen gertrude walks a thin line in the play, often behaving in ways that are unquestionably immoral, although she is hamlet's

mother.

hamlet's indecision is his most apparent character trait, although many scholars argue that it is his inability to make up his mind.

Read the excerpt from chapter 6 of  animal farm. by the autumn the animals were tired but happy. they had had a hard year, and after the sale of part of the hay and corn, the stores of food for the winter were none too plentiful, but the windmill compensated for everything. it was almost half built now. how does the pacing of this passage affect the reader’s interpretation of the text? a flashback to earlier events provides a pause in the pacing to slow events down. foreshadowing of events provides information as to what will happen to the windmill. the pace of the text quickens to convey the characters’ resolve to finish the windmill. the pace of the text quickens to move the story to its climax, the completion of the windmill.

Which words indicate a text is written i the first-person? a. she, her, hers b. they, them, theirs c. he, him, his d. i, me, my

Wind blowing briskly leaves falling from the tree which best identifies the form of poetry represented by the stanza? 1.) free verse2.) iambic pentameter3.)sonnet4.) quatain