"Sssssh, listen!” said Terry. “I can hear her coming down the hallway.” Everyone hid behind the couches or in corners. They trie
d to stifle their giggles and make no sound at all. There was only the sound of a key in the lock as Sheila, the birthday girl, came in for the evening. What word gives the reader a clue that what is happening is going to be funny?
Explanation: In the given excerpt we can see the description of a situation where Terry and other people are expecting Sheila to arrive at the house because they want to surprise her for her birthday. The excerpt gives the reader a clue that what is happening is going to be funny, by the use of the word "giggles" because it gives the idea that they can't control their laughter and excitement for the situation.
In medias res, the opening line of the Iliad means in the middle of action. So it starts off chaotic and complex, a war scene on the battlefield. Doesn't really give any info as to why the action is taking place, but the reader is right there in it.
<span>After the war, the Nigerian government switched the currency from Biafran money to pounds.
This fact is important to understanding the piece because it helps the reader know the reason for the man to have to stand in line just to turn his money in for a type of money that he doesn't understand at all (which is shown by the fact they call it 'egg rashers'). </span>
To show how difficult it is to create a fairy tale To describe the effects of imagination on fear To reveal the ways in which real life and fairy tales are similar To make the author story seem even bleaker by contrast
