Click on the box to choose whether the italicized phrase in the sentence below is trite, vague, slang, or stilted.
1.those kinds of things are very interesting.
2.dude! you're the bomb.
3.the imminence of inclement weather requires one to allow sufficient time for adequate preparation.
4.the party was very nice.
5.she worked her fingers to the bone.
6.i thought the show was great. that third act sure was interesting but it was pretty long.
7.the performance was rockin'!
8.boy, it's as hot as a firecracker out here! i'll just have to bite the bullet and deal with it.

Read the paragraph from nick’s personal narrative. standing alone in my family’s barn, i thought about how much hard work and time my parents had invested—how much hard work and time we had all invested—in maintaining a fully operational farm. i did not remember a time when my clothes had not reeked of manure or my hair had not held fast to brittle pieces of straw. what would happen if my parents had to sell the farm so we could move closer to my grandparents? just as i was attempting to imagine a life in the city, a sudden commotion erupted and interrupted my thoughts. with animals squawking and dust flying, i scrambled to pinpoint the source of this unexpected intrusion. in seconds that felt more like minutes, i was successful . . and i could scarcely believe what my eyes were seeing. which element of a personal narrative would be best for nick to include next?

How does the narrator’s knowledge of his postapocalyptic world in "by the waters of babylon” affect his reactions to the different settings? it motivates him to make up stories about the world and the places he explores. it has caused him to fear the settings outside the hill country, so he tries to avoid them. it forces him to reject what he sees and experiences himself at various locations in the story. it makes him cautious about new settings yet open-minded and critical of what he experiences.

Describe the character of sissy jupe, from hard times, by charles dickens, in four sentences. use anaphora and one metaphor in your description.