What does it mean to interpret a novel?

A.
to describe to others what happened in the novel
B.
to research the author's purpose and meaning for the novel
C.
to survey critical writing about the novel
D.
to describe your thoughts and claims about the novel

How would you describe the norman conquest in 1066 ce? 1) the british usurping power over the normans 2) the germanic tribes conquering the normans 3) the nordic tribes coming down and taking over what is now known as england. 4)the war between the jutes and the anglo-saxons.

In chapter 3, scout criticizes her classmate, walter cunningham, for asking for molasses and then pouring it on his vegetables and meat while he was a guest at the finch home. in this scene, what does the author’s use of flashback in a first person point-of- view narration achieve?

Read the stanza below from the poem “tattoo” by gregg shapiro and answer the question that follows. if i could trade places with him i would pad the rest of his days wrap him in gauze and velvet absorb the shocks and treat his wounds i would scrub the numbers from his flesh extinguish the fire and give him back his life what does shapiro use to create the conceit in the lines above? a) he carries one line of poetry onto the next. b) he paints vivid word pictures that trigger the imagination by appealing to the five senses. c) he directly expresses a metaphor using like, as, or than. d) he uses physical protection to represent emotional protection.