Question 3 of 36 Which option best revises the sentence to convey the same meaning using
more precise language?
Though they are mostly animals that are active during the night, barn
owls may come out in the time between day and night to start looking
for animals that they want to eat.
A. Barn owls are nocturnal
, which means other animals that are
active at night might get eaten.
B. Though they are mostly nocturnal, barn owls often emerge at dusk
to begin scouting for their prey.
C. Most interestingly, owls that inhabit barns elect to hunt and gather
food amid the nocturnal hours while other animals are slumbering.
Although barn
of the day they like to hunt at

Is "words dying" personification? !

Returning from vietnam, we were indeed given a parade. crowds of screaming people waving signs — not just on one road, one day. no, they were everywhere. every day. on the streets, on the television, on the radio. a hot, angry tangle of shaking fists and ugly words that threatened us like a monster with a hundred heads. our country had chewed us up and spit us out, and now we were being treated as if it were our fault. what is one way the author's use of language contributes to the tone of this passage? a. the use of figurative language creates a feeling of resentment. b. the phrase "hot, angry tangle" is used sarcastically to create irony. c. the word "parade" is used sarcastically to create a lighthearted mood. d. the parallelism draws attention to the confusion of those returning.

Which of the characteristics apply to mr. john (fanny) dashwood?