Select the correct text in the passage.Which sentence most refines the idea that the author needs very little to encourage him to write?(2) In the ordinary way, when Shakespeare writes a tragedy, or Mr. Blank gives you one of his charming little essays, a certain amount of thought goes on before pen is put to paper. One cannot write "Scene I. An Open Place. Thunder and Lightning. Enter Three Witches," or "As I look up from my window, the nodding daffodils beckon to me to take the morning," one cannot give of one's best in this way on the spur of the moment. At least, others cannot. But when I have a new nib in my pen, then I can go straight from my breakfast to the blotting-paper, and a new sheet of foolscap fills itself magically with a stream of blue-black words. When poets and idiots talk of the pleasure of writing, they mean the pleasure of giving a piece of their minds to the public; with an old nib a tedious business. They do not mean (as I do) the pleasure of the artist in seeing beautifully shaped "k's" and sinuous "s's" grow beneath his steel. Anybody else writing this article might wonder "Will my readers like it?" I only tell myself "How the compositors2 will love it!"

Multiple Choice: 1 pointPurposes: Identify whether the rhetorical purpose in the following statement belongs to the writer (author) or the reader (audience). If they belong to the writer, identify whether they are intended to inform or persuade, and if they belong to the reader, identify whether they are more passive or active.Statement: A student attends A Midsummer Night's Dream, the comedy written by William Shakespeare, and then writes a summary of the play.Group of answer choicesWriter-informativeWriter-persuasiveReader-passiveReader-actie

Question 8 of 10What strategy does the author of the essay "Reading Shakespeare" suggest will help you understand difficult lines in Shakespeare's plays?A.Skip unknown words.B.Consult a study guide.C.Read the lines out loud.D.Define each word.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Select the correct answer.Which point of view would the author agree with? A. Writers like Shakespeare can write on the spur of the moment. B. Inspiration can come from suggestions from anonymous readers. C. The only way to be motivated is to get out and experience all that life offers. D. How writing appears is more interesting than what the writing is about.

Thou, with stroke of mighty pen, Hast told of joy and mirth, And read the hearts and souls of men As cradled from their birth. The language of the flowers, Thou hast read them all,, And e'en the little brook Responded to thy call. which choice best states the main purpose of the text? A) To praise a certain writer for being especially perceptive regarding people and nature 3 Io establish that a certain writer has read extensively about a variety of topics C) To call attention to a certain writer's careful and elaborately detailed writing process

Which of the following is an accurate statement about reading and writing?