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Augustus was the emperor of which country

Augustus was the founder of the Roman Empire, and laid the foundations for its 1,500 reign through shrewd military leadership and careful lawmaking. He ruled from 27 BC to 14 AD.

Which of these definitions describes characterization

the manner in which the auther introduces an individual in a story ra + jw

What do you have to do to use inference context clues

Put two and two together

What literary work is whimsical funny and sometimes absurd

comedy

Which best describes an inciting incident in a dramatic plot

Action that builds tension

A sentence in which a word is humorously misused

malapropism

Why is taking notes while reading necessary

To help draw your attention to the author's main points

What all do context clues provide

Context clues contain information in the text that helps you find the meaning of a word.

Which literary work originally included music and featured a struggle between good and evil

melodrama

Is the term quisling the same as the definition for an overstuffed footstool

No, a quisling is a traitor. An ottoman is an overstuffed footstool.

What best fits the description of theme

a recurring pattern, style, or motif that is developed in a story A+

Are the subjects being compared or contrasted the reading passage

Compared

Which of the definitions best describes tone

The overall feeling an author portrays to the audience A+

What is definitions best describes the climax of a story

The turning point of the story at which the most action occurs

What prefix could be added to this root word to form a word that matches the definition plus morphic having many forms

poly

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