Which of these is a question used to develop a thesis statement? A. What details should I use to support my main idea?
B. Why is this important to me or my reader?
C. What examples will be most interesting for my reader?
D. What arguments might be posed against my main idea?

Read the excerpt from the war of the worlds, in which the crowd begins to disperse just before the first martian exits the cylinder.when i returned to the common the sun was setting. scattered groups were hurrying from the direction of woking, and one or two persons were returning. the crowd about the pit had increased, and stood out black against the lemon yellow of the sky—a couple of hundred people, perhaps. there were raised voices, and some sort of struggle appeared to be going on about the pit. strange imaginings passed through my mind. as i drew nearer i heard stent's voice: "keep back! keep back! "a boy came running towards me."it's a-movin'," he said to me as he passed; 'a-screwin' and a-screwin' out. i don't like it. i'm a-goin' 'ome, i am."what options accurately depict the impact of the boy's words on pacing within the excerpt? (select all that apply.)the war of the worldsthe setting is in england, so the boy's words provide the reader with the dialect of the area. even though that slows down the plot, the boy's words contain important information.the plot's forward movement is slow at the beginning of the excerpt because there is little action. the boy's words increase the tension and counteract that lag.the narrator is not close enough to see clearly into the pit, so the boy's words provide the narrator with the information he needs, which moves the plot forward.the boy's words serve to speed up the pacing of the plot because, as he is talking to the narrator, he is running past him to get away.the narrator is not close enough to see clearly into the pit, so the boy's words provide the narrator with the information he needs, which moves the plot forward.wrong? the boy's words serve to speed up the pacing of the plot because, as he is talking to the narrator, he is running past him to get away.

Read the following excerpt from kabir’s “tell me, o swan, your ancient tale,” and answer the question. which of the following best states an implicit meaning of the excerpt? a) the narrator requests that the swan follow him this morning. b) there is a better world than this world that is filled with sadness, death, and decay. c) the narrator overhears someone say “he is i”. d) a bee happily rests on the chest of the narrator.

Which line is an example of perfect iambic pentameter? a. "i have been worth the whistle." b. "whose reverence even the head-lugg'd bear would lick," c. "a man, a prince, by him so benefited! " d. "ere they have done their mischief. where's thy drum? " e. "marry, your manhood, mew! "