Review the following examples. The first example features a direct quotation from O. Henry's story "The Gift of the Magi." The second features an indirect quotation from the story. What correction should be made to the punctuation of these quotations? 1 Direct Quotation "Now, there were two possessions of the James Dillingham Youngs in which they both took a mighty pride" (54).

2 Indirect Quotation The wigmaker requests that "Della take off her hat."

A. In the first example, move the quotation mark after pride to come after the period.
B. In the first example, move the quotation mark after pride to come after the closing parenthesis.
C. In the second example, move the quotation mark before Della to come before that.
D. In the second example, remove the quotation marks around "Della take off her hat."

Read the excerpt and answer the question. then i lost my head entirely, mad with the power of exciting such what type of figurative language is used in the excerpt? idiom hyperbole metaphor alliteration

Read this statement: "but old fears have a way of clinging like cobwebs." how is this statement related to figurative language? this statement demonstrates personification. this statement demonstrates a hyperbole. this statement demonstrates a onomatoepia. this demonstrates a simile.

Read the quotation from "an occurrence at owl creek bridge." and now he became conscious of a new disturbance. striking through the thought of his dear ones was a sound which he could neither ignore nor understand, a sharp, distinct, metallic percussion like the stroke of a blacksmith’s hammer upon the anvil; it had the same ringing quality. he wondered what it was, and whether immeasurably distant or near by—it seemed both. its recurrence was regular, but as slow as the tolling of a death knell. he awaited each stroke with impatience and—he knew not why—apprehension. the intervals of silence grew progressively longer, the delays became maddening. with their greater infrequency the sounds increased in strength and sharpness. they hurt his ear like the thrust of a knife; he feared he would shriek. what he heard was the ticking of his watch. which best describes the effect of the narration in the excerpt? it suggests that the man being executed feels tranquil and at peace. it suggests that the narrator is sympathetic to the man being executed. it suggests that the plot will become less tense as the story continues. it suggests that the story will become more intense and mysterious.