Read these paragraphs from the story "I said little, for I felt uneasy. There was something unnatural, uncanny, in meeting this man
I tried at first to persuade myself that I had seen him before, that his face, unknown to me, had found a place in some out-of-the-way
comer of my memory, but I knew that I was practising little more than a plausible piece of self-deception"
Using the context clues, which of the following is the best possible definition for the term "uncanny"?
O unusual
O underwhelming
o unopened
unremarkable

Which of the following is true of theme? a. theme is what readers learn from the character's experiences. b. there is only ever one theme in a story or poem. c. there is usually no hint of a story's theme until the climax. d. theme is developed only through dialogue.

Westridge, ohio — more than 600 transportation employees went on strike at midnight last night after the westridge city council rejected their demand for a 10% pay increase. the strike affects all bus and rail services throughout westridge and the neighboring communities of turlock, smithfield, and lowell grove. "we hoped we would not be forced to strike, but until our demands are met, we really have no choice," said wanda thompson, a representative of the transportation employees union. "we simply don't get paid what we deserve." members of the westridge city council see the situation differently. "our employees already earn 6% more than the state average for similar transportation jobs," said raoul cobian, president of the westridge city council. hopefully the two groups can come to an agreement soon and bring this unnecessary strike to an end. what is the common name for the underlined information in the article?

Read kabir’s poem “tell me, o swan, your ancient tale,” and answer the question. the swan is an extended metaphor. which of the following best describes this metaphor? a) the meaning of the poem’s extended metaphor is implicit rather than explicit. b) the meaning of the poem’s extended metaphor is neither implicit nor explicit. c) the meaning of the poem’s extended metaphor is explicit rather than implicit. d) the meaning of the poem’s extended metaphor is both implicit and explicit.