I think that would be considered a good thesis statement but that's just me.
Answer:
B). Appositive phrase
Explanation:
The bold words in the given sentence('a contemporary of Ralph Waldo Emerson') exemplify an appositive phrase as it functions to define the noun 'Oliver Wendell Holmes' which it follows. The appositive phrases primarily <u>function to identify, define, or rename the noun or noun phrase it succeeds</u>. <em>The use of commas suggests that the appositive phrase provides further/bonus information to identify the noun</em>. Thus, <u>option B</u> is the correct answer.
Answer:
aba, bcb, cdc, and ded followed by a rhyming ee couplet.
C 8-10 hours of sleep every night
Answer:
To Emphasize the central idea that Poe's difficult life influenced his writing.
Explanation:
I say this because of the details. They included the details of his "hard life" for a reason. What is included into this story only has one explanation when it comes to the answer choices.
Ex. Why would they include that he had gambling problems and so on and so forth is the point of this was to persuade reader to feel sorry for him. Some readers could feel as if he deserved to go into debt because of his problem.
When you analyze each choice with the story the logical answer is what I have put.
