How do the poet and the author of “The Expert” each use structure to help develop the meaning of the text? How does the structure affect what we know about the speaker in the poem and the characters in the story? Use details from both the story and the poem to explain how the structure of each text affects its meaning. In your answer, be sure to •compare and contrast the structure of each text •analyze how the structure contributes to meaning •use details from the poem and the story in your answerCheck your writing for correct spelling, grammar, capitalization, and punctuation.

The development of new inventions in the field of space travel seemed rapid. how does the word rapid function in a sentence?

Identify the sentence in which the underlined word or words are punctuated incorrectly. a) pam was (well prepared) for the debate. b) she had (read three quarters) of the material more than once. c) she has always been (self assured). d) the winner needs a (two-thirds) majority of the votes.

Read the paragraph. theodore roosevelt was the greatest president because as a leader of the progressive party, he brought about much-needed social, political, and economic reform. one of his economic reforms was to break up many large business trusts. by doing so, he took economic power out of the hands of the wealthy and powerful corporations and placed it in the hands of the ordinary people. theodore roosevelt’s reform policies, known as the square deal, to give the average citizen an equal share of opportunities. which sentence is the thesis of this paragraph? theodore roosevelt was the greatest president because as a leader of the progressive party, he brought about much-needed social, political, and economic reforms. one of his economic reforms was to break up many large business trusts. by doing so, he took economic power out of the hands of the people and placed it in the hands of the ordinary people. theodore roosevelt’s reform policies, known as the square deal, to give the average citizen an equal share of opportunities.