“The Pit and the Pendulum” 3. How does the sentencing at the beginning of the story affect the narrator?
A The narrator becomes faint and drifts in and out of
consciousness from the shock, not quite sure what is real
and what is not.
B The narrator becomes furious and is drugged in order to
remove him from the sentencing chamber.
C The narrator becomes faint and starts hallucinating,
preferring his own delusions to the awareness of his fate.
D The narrator becomes instantly depressed and does
nothing to resist his captors, longing for his death and an

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. isn’t this like condemning socrates because his unswerving commitment to truth and his philosophical inquiries precipitated the act by the misguided populace in which they made him drink hemlock? isn’t this like condemning jesus because his unique god consciousness and never ceasing devotion to god’s will precipitated the evil act of crucifixion? what rhetorical technique does martin luther king employ in this excerpt from “letter from birmingham jail”? select all that apply. allusion extended metaphor figurative language simile

How is the freytag's pyramid not related to the conclusion of the story? a) according to freytag's pyramid, the exposition consists of the conclusion of the story. b)according to freytag's pyramid, the exposition consists of the climax. c)according to freytag's pyramid, the exposition consists of the introductory material. d)according to freytag's pyramid, the exposition consists of the falling action of the story.

What did mark twain contribute to the history of the novel? select all that apply.