Read the excerpt from “Let Bindi Have the Limelight.” On her zoo blog, Bindi describes the experience of walking the red carpet with her mum that evening, and the unmatched joy of what happened soon after. “All the categories came up, but then mine did! They said all these top actresses' names then my name! The guy said 'And the winner is . . . ’ . . . My heart stopped . . . ‘Bindi Irwin!’ I could not believe it, I WON! I was amazed, in tears, I could hardly talk! I’ll never forget that great trip!”

What does the hyperbole in the excerpt help the reader understand about Bindi?

She had a medical problem.
She was extremely frightened.
She became very excited.
She won an important award.

B. setting and mood are important elements in many of the stories in this unit. choose one story and describe some aspects of its setting: where it takes place; what mood is created by the details of weather, place, and time; and how this setting to convey the theme of the story. the story is , another evening at the club. can someone give me ideas if you have read this story.

What style should a speaker use when preparing a speech for his or her school's parent teacher association? a. excited b. casual c. strict d. formal

1. find at least 9 adjectives from this opening passage used to describe the setting of the story- "to build a fire" setting: day had broken cold and gray, exceedingly cold and gray, when the man turned aside from the main yukon trail and climbed the high earth-bank, where a dim and little-travelled trail led eastward through the fat spruce timberland. it was a steep bank, and he paused for breath at the top, excusing the act to himself by looking at his watch. it was nine o'clock. there was no sun nor hint of sun, through there was not a cloud in the sky. it was a clear day, and yet there seemed an intangible pall over the face of things, subtle gloom that made the day dark, and that was due to the absence of sun. this fact did not worry the man. he was used to the lack of sun. it had been days since he had seen the sun, and he knew that a few more days must pass before that cheerful orb, due south, would just peep above the sky-line and dip immediately from view.