Which statement best defines a theme in a short story? A. A theme is the topic of a story, which the author develops through a particular tone and mood. B. A theme is the use of an object to represent a larger idea. C. A theme helps reveal the order in which events occur in a story. D. A theme helps build tension between the characters in a story. E. A theme is the central message, moral, or lesson conveyed using characters, setting, and plot.

Writers try to let us know what is central to their writing. when we notice words such as "meanwhile," "afterward," "before," or "previously," an author is letting us know the order in which events happen. a paragraph that mostly uses these key words is arranged in what structural form?

Me, will give you 20 the main character in realistic fiction are usually dynamic; they undergo change and grow according to their experiences. louise mallard from kate chopin's "the story of an hour" is an example of a dynamic character. which of the following excerpts from chopin's story highlight the transformation that louise undergoes?

You seal resign myself to you also i guess what you mean, i behold from the beach your crooked inviting fingers, i believe you refuse to go back without feeling of me, we must have a turn together, i undress, hurry me out of sight of the land, cushion me soft, rock me in billowy drowse, dash me with amorous wet, i can repay you. in this excerpt from "song of myself," which literary device does whitman use to address the sea? alliteration allusion apostrophe onomatopoeia