How should you use textual evidence when you write a theme-based summary?
A. to predict what may happen in stories with similar themes
B. to help readers imagine all the details of the story's setting
C. to explain the story's theme to other readers in a convincing way
D. to share background information about the story with interested readers

What can you infer about gregor from this excerpt? a. he is ungrateful and refuses to eat all of the food that grete brings for him b. his appetite is good, which shows that his body is trying to return to human form c. he always eats trash, and grete is trying to get him to remember being human d. his eating habits are changing, and he is becoming physically less human

Diego rivera was a famous artist from mexico. most of his paintings were murals. murals are paintings that are made directly on a wall. rivera thought that all people should be able to see beautiful art, not just people who could afford to go to museums. this is why he painted most of his murals on the walls of public buildings

1. a poem that tells a story irony 2. taking on human characteristics narrative 3. a direct comparison between two things personification 4. words that are opposite the thoughts in a speaker's mind simile 5. implied comparison introduced with "as" and "like idiom 6. one's own manner of speaking metaphor