Read the passage from the importance of being earnest.

gwendolen. [to jack.] darling!

algernon. [to cecily.] darling! [they fall into each other's arms.]

[enter merriman. when he enters he coughs loudly, seeing the situation.]

merriman. ahem! ahem! lady bracknell!

jack. good heavens!

[enter lady bracknell. the couples separate in alarm. exit merriman.]

lady bracknell. gwendolen! what does this mean? in contrast to reading the scene, seeing the staged version of the scene would improve its aesthetic impact by allowing the audience to

a)see a single narrator, thereby adding to the drama.
b)watch the actors' reactions, thereby adding to the humor.
c)witness different characters, thereby adding more tension.
d)view it being told in the past tense, thereby adding excitement.

Read the sentence. on days when i go jogging in the morning, my mind seems to process ideas faster, and my mood is more positive. how does the underlined clause add variety and meaning to the sentence? select two options. it describes the days being discussed. it makes readers want to go jogging. it creates a compound-complex sentence. it adds detail about the speaker’s personality. it explains why jogging is beneficial.

What is a hyperbole in the book messenger

Which word best describes the author's tone in this excerpt from "that spot" by jack london? i don’t think much of stephen mackaye any more, though i used to swear by him. i know that in those days i loved him more than my own brother. if ever i meet stephen mackaye again, i shall not be responsible for my actions. it passes beyond me that a man with whom i shared food and blanket, and with whom i mushed over the chilcoot trail, should turn out the way he did. i always sized steve up as a square man, a kindly comrade, without an iota of anything vindictive or malicious in his nature. i shall never trust my judgment in men again. why, i nursed that man through typhoid fever; we starved together on the headwaters of the stewart; and he saved my life on the little salmon. and now, after the years we were together, all i can say of stephen mackaye is that he is the meanest man i ever knew. a. excited b. ironic c. indignant d. playful