Based on what we know of the play, oedipus the king, why is the following line ironic? “but when he comes, i’ll be a wicked man if i do not act on all the god reveals.”

Select all the correct answers. why do authors use rhetorical devices in essays?

Read the following passage "you're not here to read books, you're here to learn! " the childwrangler's voice screeched as we kept our picks moving rhythmically against the school walls. we had all heard about a time, back in the dark ages, when children read books at school. they say school was even a building above ground. but that was obviously dangerous. how could society thrive if all the children sat around reading all day? when would they have time to learn about veins of coal, processing fuel, and all that stuff? school was important.what two central ideas in this story are most closely related? a. the importance of literature and the dangers of miningb. humankind's basic survival needs and independence c. the nature of learning and societal dysfunctiond. the powers of rumors and abuse of authority

When doing a close reading, what is involved in the process of annotating a text?