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What is the main purpose of the rising action in a short story?To provide background information about the characters.
To build interest and suspense.
To answer the reader's questions.
To narrate the highest action, or turning point, of the story.

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Answer 1
Answer: The main purpose of the rising action in ashort story is tobuild interest and suspense.

 

 

In the risingaction, a series of events build toward the point of greatest interest. The risingaction of a story is the series of events that begin immediately afterthe exposition (introduction) of the story and builds up to the climax.

 

 

The correct answer between allthe choices given is the second choice or letter B. I am hoping that thisanswer has satisfied your query and it will be able to help you in yourendeavor, and if you would like, feel free to ask another question.

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How are similes and metaphors different?A. Similes use like or as and metaphors do not.
B similes compare unlike things, and metaphors compares similar things.
C. similes are used in poetry, and metaphors are not.
D. similes use simple meanings, but metaphors have deeper meanings.

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Answer:

The best answer to your question is A.

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A. Similes use like or as metaphors do not.

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Does an antagonist have to be a villain?

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An antagonist does not have to be a villain. Although some use these words interchangeably, they have different meanings. An antagonist simply disagrees to the viewpoints of the protagonist, while a villain destroys a person or thing relevant to the plot of the story. Therefore, the key word here is motive.

If the line ends on a stressed syllable, the line is considered masculine.a. True
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Find the best word to complete the sentence.Socrates, an innovative ____, was well known for his interactive dialogues with his students.
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d. patron

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A. Pedagogue
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So there we were, Father, Mother and I, walking in the pouring rain, each of us with a schoolbag and a shopping bag filled to the brim with the most varied assortment of items. The people on their way to work at that early hour gave us sympathetic looks; you could tell by their faces that they were sorry they couldn't offer us some kind of transportation; the conspicuous yellow star spoke for itself.What is the mood of this excerpt?
a. gloomy
b. panicked
c.angry
d. Indifferent

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Answer: A) Gloomy.

Explanation: In literature, mood is a literary element that evokes certain feelings or vibes in readers through words and descriptions. We can also say that the mood is the emotional setting of the piece or its atmosphere. From the given options, the word that best describes the mood of the excerpt is "gloomy" because of the description of the family without any transportation, carrying schoolbags and shopping bags, walking in the ppouring rain.
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