For a long time he said nothing. He kept as still as a stone. He hardly seemed to be breathing at all. When at last he began to speak, it sounded almost as though he were singing, sadly, in a dream.— Hugh Lofting, The Story of Doctor Dolittle (1920).What technique is used to build characterisation in this extract?

With patient toil, from day to day,     The printed page he scann'd,    The page of learned book, or sheet     With news from foreign land.    And people thought him wond'rous wise,     And he himself was vain    Of all the knowledge he had stor'd     Within his jaded brain.    What other men were working at,     He knew from day to day,    But never dream'd his barren task     Was only idle play.    Fill'd with the thoughts of other minds,     His words were barren, dry;    He seldom coin'd a thought himself,     He had so many by. . . . 6 Mark For Review6Which choice best states the main idea of the text?A) The man seemed impressively wise, but he rarely thought of something on his own.B) The man knew little about the real world.C) The man too often told others what they should think.D) The man only read books that agreed with what he already thought.

by Mark TwainI found Simon Wheeler dozing comfortably by the stove of the run-down tavern in the decayed mining camp of Angel's. I noticed he was fat and bald-headed and had a gentle, simple expression on his calm face. He stood up and said good day to me. I told him that a friend of mine had asked me to inquire about a dear companion of his from boyhood named Leonidas W. Smiley—Reverend Leonidas W. Smiley. He was a young minister who supposedly was living at one time at Angel's Camp. I added that if Mr. Wheeler could tell me anything about this Reverend Leonidas W. Smiley, I would be most grateful.     Simon Wheeler backed me into a corner and trapped me there with his chair. Then he sat down and reeled off a monotonous story. He never smiled; he never frowned. He never changed his voice from the gentle-flowing tone in which he began his first sentence. He never gave the slightest hint of enthusiasm. But all through the endless narrative he stayed impressively earnest and sincere. This showed me that, far from thinking there was anything ridiculous or funny about his story, he thought it was a really important matter. He admired the heroes of the story as men of great genius. I let him go on in his own way and never interrupted him once. 11Drag each tile to the correct box.Match each detail from the passage with the statement that best explains how it develops the character of Simon Wheeler in the cultural setting.“admired the heroes of the story as men ofgreat genius”“backed me into a corner and trapped methere with his chair”“dozing comfortably by the stove of therun-down tavern in the decayed mining camp”This detail reveals that the setting has allowedSimon Wheeler to encounter many people.This detail reveals that Simon Wheeler isa central feature of the setting.This detail reveals that the setting providesSimon Wheeler with plenty of free time.

What  are  the  techniques  of  the  author?

Although he never learn to read, his exceptional memory and enquiring mind eventually made him      a very_________________ man.*dedicatederuditepragmaticbenevolent

Gilman's "The Yellow Wallpaper" expresses the idea that doctors in the 19th century did not take into account the opinions and needs of mentally ill patients when treating them. Which line from the story best supports this theme?A.I don't like our room a bit. I wanted one downstairs that opened on the piazza and had roses all over the window, and such pretty old fashioned chintz hangings! but John would not hear of it.B.I find it hovering in the dining-room, skulking in the parlor, hiding in the hall, lying in wait for me on the stairs.C.Then she said that the paper stained everything it touched, that she had found yellow smooches on all my clothes and John's, and she wished we would be more careful!D.If a physician of high standing, and one's own husband, assures friends and relatives that there is really nothing the matter with one but temporary nervous depression a slight hysterical tendency what is one to do?SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS