Which of the following is NOT a trait of a personal narrative?
a
introduction should set up an overall feeling for the essay
b
should include sensory details to show, not tell
c
introduction should catch the reader’s attention
d
introduction should include a thesis statement

How are w.h auden’s “musée des beaux arts” and william carlos williams’s “landscape with the fall of icarus” similar?

Which of the following sentences requires a colon to be correct? a. in his vacation suitcase, jonathan packed two pairs of pants, four shirts, his swimsuit, and his favorite pajamas. b. when she decided to write a letter, she grabbed her pen, paper, stamps, and address book. c. the new dessert recipe called for equal parts of sugar, cream, peanut butter, and crushed pecans. d. she gathered all of her ingredients to make a smoothie strawberries, blueberries, bananas, and yogurt.

What reasons does the author give to support the claim that it is difficult for a message to move people to take action?