Which is a key element of the introductory paragraph of a close analysis of poetry? a. an interesting and engaging explication of the poem's setting b. a clear glimpse of the direction in which the analysis will flow c. the poetic genre the poem belongs to and its literary significance d. useful background information for the reader's understanding

"the man held steadily on. he was not much given to thinking, and just then particularly he had nothing to think about save that he would eat lunch at the forks and that at six o'clock he would be in camp with the boys." for which of the following statements would the selection provide evidence? a. the man is headed toward a great deal of conflict with the icy yukon wilderness. b. the men in the camp expect him to join them for supper after six o'clock. c. the man underestimates the forces of nature with which he will come in conflict. d. the man expects his dog to safely guide him to the camp.

In addition to academic and extracurricular achievements in school, i am an involved member of my community. i volunteer at the local animal shelter every saturday morning, and i build houses for a nonprofit organization a few times a year with my family. which of these rhetorical devices is most clearly used here? a. inductive logic b. ethos c. parallelism d. text structure

How was don quixote different from the literature before it? how did it signal a change in the history of literature? your answer should contain at least one hundred words.