Read the excerpt from Grendel. It wasn’t because he threw that battle-ax that I turned on Hrothgar. That was mere midnight fooli
shness. I dismissed it, thought of it afterward only as you remember a tree that fell on you or an adder you stepped on by accident, except of course that Hrothgar was more to be feared than a tree or snake. It wasn’t until later, when I was full-grown and Hrothgar was an old, old man, that I settled my soul on destroying him—slowly and cruelly. What does the author use in this excerpt to develop Grendel’s character? Grendel’s words
Grendel’s thoughts
Hrothgar’s words
Hrothgar’s perspective
It wasn’t because he threw that battle-ax that I turned on Hrothgar. That was mere midnight foolishness. I dismissed it,thought of it afterward only as you remember a tree that fell on you or an adder you stepped on by accident, except of course that Hrothgar was more to be feared than a tree or snake. It wasn’t until later, when I was full-grown and Hrothgar was an old, old man, that I settled my soul on destroying him—slowly and cruelly.
What the author is using in this excerpt to develop Grendel's character is Grendel's thoughts. He isn't really saying all of these things.
Public speaking becomes a necessary outlet to advocate for issues within and ... We would commonly use words or phrases without investigating their impact on ... Unlike writing an essay or posting a picture online, public speaking requires that ... way that you will feel confident, fluent, and in control of the words you speak.
A paragraph with its topic sentence last would be called an inverted triangle. The point (being the topic), The base (being anything backing up the topic).
The word "mainly" shows that the story of Huck Finn is more fiction than fact. He repeats this word many times when he is talking about the story being one of truth. This intensifier introduces the idea of the story being a bit exaggerated and fictional. The other words add to the characterization of Huck. He uses ain't simply to mean isn't. When he says "that ain't no matter" he means that it is no big deal. Without is used to mean exactly that and is not meant as an opposite.
