What is the most likely reason literary critics compare the works of artists and authors who focus on the same subject matter? a. by identifying differences between the works, literary critics can determine each author's or artist's unique perspective. b. by identifying the differences between the works, literary critics can understand the authors' and artists' opinions of each other. c. by identifying the differences between the works, literary critics can make suggestions as to which is more important for students to read or view. d. by identifying similiarites between the works, literary critics can determine which author or artist was the most talented.

Read the excerpt from the dark game: true spy stories from invisible ink to cia moles. yet, by the time robert e. lee surrendered to ulysses grant at appomattox, virginia, some four years later, about 620,000 soldiers had died on the battlefields, more than american battle deaths in all other wars from the revolution through the vietnam war. what is the author’s primary purpose for including this detail? to inform readers about the differences between three military conflicts to persuade readers of the seriousness of the american civil war to entertain readers with tales from behind the lines of battle to encourage readers to visit battlegrounds in appomattox, virginia

Which statements describe the last two lines of a shakespearean sonnet? select three options.

How does this excerpt develop the central idea that espionage during the civil war was often carried out by untrained citizens? it enhances the reader’s understanding by explaining why training was unnecessary. it changes the reader’s perception of what information a spy was able to obtain. it explains an ordinary person’s motivation for conducting espionage against the enemy. it adds moral complexity to espionage, due to the use of secret and dangerous methods.