Based on the picture and text below, predict what you think the article will be about and what text structure might be included. Explain how you made your prediction.

How historical events such as the civil war influenced the american literature

Which statement best describes edwards’s views in "sinners in the hands of an angry god"?

Read the excerpt from “strychnine in the soup,” in which mr. mulliner explains the ending of a mystery novel to a bar patron who is anxious to know the conclusion of the story. “the plumber forgot his snake and had to go back for it,” explained mr. mulliner. ‘‘i trust that this revelation will prove sedative.” “i feel a new man,” said the draught stout. “i’d have lain awake worrying about that murder all night.” explain how a student who did not know the meaning of sedative could infer its definition?