In which passage is it clearest that the author is using diction to achieve some kind of effect?
a. the teacher stood at the door smiling brightly and welcoming each student to her classroom on the first day of school.
b. the mother gingerly tucked the blanket around her sleepy child and crept like a mouse out the door.
c. the shark's fin moved around the raft, which held four shipwrecked survivors.
d. the dog barked as the mail carrier walked up the stairs and knocked on the front door.

Suppose you need to verify how correctly use commas you open ur english textbook and scan the chaper titles in which one would most likey find the information you need

1. what is the best example of the use of rhyme? a. the beat of drum b. fresh green grass c. a wild little child d. the kindness of strangers 2. which of the following is always true about a haiku? a. it has one three-line stanza b. it has a specific rhyme scheme of abab c. it uses alliteration d. it expresses thoughts or feelings of a single speaker 3. what is the best example a simile? a. marty’s shout rattled the windows b. her voice was clear as a bell c. he is a bear in the morning d. the blossoms in the garden nodded

Which big-picture idea comes logically from these details?