1. which of the following rhyme schemes has the writer used to create poetic structure.
aab bbc ccd
aba bcb cdc
abb bcc cdd
abc bcd cde
2. the main idea of this selection from dante's inferno is.
virgil is a wise sage
dante lost in the woods
dante's encounters virgil and befriends him
dante's lost in the woods and wanders into hell

the correct answer is b. in order to explain a point clearly in an essay, it is always better to include a clear example of your ideas. including an scenario in which a family is affected by consumerism will support your argument as well as supporting details, such as quotations from experts and statistics. option a could be correct, but statistics and quotations are supporting ideas rather than clear explanations. choices c and d are simply inadequate. they do not add information about the effects of consumerism, rather they are strategies for engaging the reader