What is your understanding of tone in a work of fiction or nonfiction? the tone of work of fiction or nonfiction is not influenced by sentence structure and word choice. the tone of work of fiction or nonfiction is influenced by sentence and word choice. the tone of work of fiction or nonfiction is not influenced by sentence structure. the one of work of fiction or nonfiction is not influenced by word choice.

Gatsby comment that nick looks familiar to him. what surprising connection do they have?

It is true that prior to 1914 the united states often had been disturbed by events in other continents. we had even engaged in two wars with european nations and in a number of undeclared wars in the west indies, in the mediterranean and in the pacific for the maintenance of american rights and for the principles of peaceful commerce. but in no case had a serious threat been raised against our national safety or our continued independence. what is the theme of this excerpt? a. the responsibility for americans to avoid involvement in war. b. america’s history of international involvement. c. a new kind of threat to american security. d. america’s history as a peaceful nation.

What is the first step in summarizing a plot? restating central ideas and key details eliminating minor or unimportant details connecting ideas with logical transitions identifying important words and phrase