By analyzing a short story or novel, you gain a better understanding of the story. You also acquire a better appreciation of fiction and literature. And, you can learn how the writer used the elements of fiction and various literary techniques, such as simile, metaphor, and imagery to create a memorable story. Analyzing fiction will also help you learn how to write your own stories.Here is how to analyze a work of fiction:Plot. Setting. It refers to the time, place, and social and historical context.Characters. It refers to the protagonist, villain, and secondary characters in the story.Theme. It refers to the main idea of the story. Sensory images are word pictures that appeal to one or more of the senses, such as sight, taste, smell, touch, and hearing.What Symbolism. The author uses a symbol to mean something other than its literal meaning.Style and Tone. Style refers to the writer’s choice of language and the sentence types and structures. The tone refers to writer’s attitude toward the subject and readers. Figurative Language. The writer uses language to mean something other than its literal meaning, in order to produce a special effect or new meaning. Popular types of figurative language are simile, metaphor, and personification.
<span>Before watching the game, Skylar made artichoke and spinach dip, as well as super nachos.
That sentence contains an independent clause: </span>Skylar made artichoke and spinach dip.
As well as two dependent clauses: Before watching the game; as well as super nachos.
Given those characteristics, I believe that sentence is complex.
Trevor is Neville Longbottom’s toad and he is found by Hagrid, the groundskeeper, as he was checking the boats
The correct answer is B. President Truman was under intense pressure from the very beginning of his term of office.
Explanation
The excerpt begins with the subject of President Truman's decision to drop the atomic bomb. However, he later expands on this issue by arguing that after suddenly assuming the presidency after the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt, he had a lot of pressure, mainly because of the handling that he should have given to the issues related to the postwar period. For this reason, it can be concluded that the main purpose of this fragment about the early years of his presidency is to expose the pressure that Harry Truman had on his shoulders despite having a group of advisers, he had to assume the responsibility of being president, and all the consequences that this would bring him including the decision to use the atomic bomb. So the correct answer is B. President Truman was under intense pressure from the very beginning of his term of office.
