Read the excerpt from “How I Learned English.” I watched it [the ball] closing in
Clean and untouched, transfixed
By its easy arc before it hit
My forehead with a thud.

How does the ball most likely feel when it hits the speaker in the head?

soft and slow
quick and smooth
hard and heavy
rough and dirty

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When doing a close reading, what is involved in the process of annotating a text?

Judy blume's career as an american writer spans four decades and includes many literary awards. she is most famous for her novels geared toward pre-teens. one notable example is tales of a fourth-grade nothing. however, blume also has had success writing for an adult audience. three of her novels for adults reached the new york times best-seller list. in a 2008 interview blume remarked, "i have so many stories left to tell! " by that time she had written nearly 30 novels. judy blume is an exceptionally talented and productive american author. which of the following statements supports the main idea in this paragraph? blume only publishes books that she expects will win awards. blume prefers to write novels for adults rather than pre-teens. blume has had an extremely and uncommonly long writing career. blume is a gifted writer who can write for children as well as adults.

Which phrase or word from the poem reviles the view of the authors believe that outgoing people tend to gossip or share information