Match each example to the correct story element. theme

setting

main event

I grew up in a faraway country of trolls and fairies.

I learned that we all have our own strengths, which we can rely on and use to help others.

I found myself face-to-face with my worst enemy.

Read the excerpt and answer the question. then i lost my head entirely, mad with the power of exciting such what type of figurative language is used in the excerpt? idiom hyperbole metaphor alliteration

Read this passage from "the city without us" by alan weisman: which statement best explains how the structure of the passage supports the author's purpose? a. the passage traces several events in the order that they will occur to highlight how nature conquers human civilization. b. the passage shows that natural forces such as an absence of predators and an increase in the squirrel population can lead to destructive results. c. the passage shows that natural forms such as an absence of predators and human hunters can lead to the reforestation of new york city. d. the passage identifies how two natural forces are co-dependent - the deforestation of new york and the extinction of squirrels.

Read the passage below and answer the question. jake was incredibly loquacious. he once gave a twenty minute monologue about his favorite movie. in the passage above, the context clue used to find the definition of loquacious is an example of an antonym an example a synonym the tone of the whole phrase