Which statement best defines a theme in a short story? A theme is the central message, moral, or lesson conveyed using characters, setting, and plot. O B. A theme helps build tension between the characters in a story. OC. A theme is the topic of a story, which the author develops through a particular tone and mood. O D. A theme helps reveal the order in which events occur in a story. O E. A theme is the use of an object to represent a larger idea.

What does the word precocious mean in this sentence

Read the excerpt from twelfth night, by william shakespeare. if music be the food of love, play on; give me excess of it, that, surfeiting, the appetite may sicken, and so die. that strain again! it had a dying fall: o, it came o'er my ear like the sweet sound, that breathes upon a bank of violets, stealing and giving odour! now read the excerpt from "the love song of j. alfred prufrock." for i have known them all already, known them all: have known the evenings, mornings, afternoons, i have measured out my life with coffee spoons; i know the voices dying with a dying fall beneath the music from a farther room. what does the phrase “dying fall” most likely mean in both excerpts? the noise is jarring. the noise is soothing. the sounds are fading. the sounds are too loud. mark this and return

Amy tried to write her essay but she was distracted by the phone ring the sentence above combines a. an independent clayse and a dependent clause b. two independent clauses c. a dependent clause d. none if the above