Read this excerpt from "Homesick Blues." My experience in the city had left me even more eager to leave behind the solitude, heat, and monotony of rural Oklahoma. I couldn't wait to get back to the city, to spend my evenings strolling along busy streets, ducking into quaint little restaurants to dine on exotic foods, and soaking up the music and culture of the city.

How does the setting in the excerpt affect the narrator?

The city makes her dislike her rural home.
The city makes her appreciate her rural home.
The city makes her ignore her rural home.
The city makes her want to improve her rural home.

Research the literary work you want to discuss and gather enough evidence to support your thesis statement. then write a 300-word essay. apply the writing strategies you explored in this lesson.

Read this excerpt from the lady of shalott by alfred, lord tennyson. in which three lines does the poet reveal the monotomy of the lady’s existence

On her zoo blog, bindi describes the experience of walking the red carpet with her mum that evening, and the unmatched joy of what happened soon after. “all the categories came up, but then mine did! they said all these top actresses' names then my name! the guy said 'and the winner is . . ’ . . my heart stopped . . ‘bindi irwin! ’ i could not believe it, i won! i was amazed, in tears, i could hardly talk! i’ll never forget that great trip! ” what does the hyperbole in the excerpt the reader understand about bindi? she had a medical problem. she was extremely frightened. she became very excited. she won an important award.