Each night is the end of one day and the start of another. What does that suggest about the need to bear witness?

What is the figurative language used in this poem?

Because I could not stop for Death –
He kindly stopped for me –
The Carriage held but just Ourselves –
And Immortality.

We slowly drove – He knew no haste
And I had put away
My labor and my leisure too,
For His Civility –

We passed the School, where Children strove
At Recess – in the Ring –
We passed the Fields of Gazing Grain –
We passed the Setting Sun –

Or rather – He passed us –
The Dews drew quivering and chill –
For only Gossamer, my Gown –
My Tippet – only Tulle –

We paused before a House that seemed
A Swelling of the Ground –
The Roof was scarcely visible –
The Cornice – in the Ground –

Since then – ‘tis Centuries – and yet
Feels shorter than the Day
I first surmised the Horses’ Heads
Were toward Eternity –

Needing help not really good with these authors and such. Questions are in comments

A. Nathaniel Hawthorne
B. Edgar Allan Poe
C. Herman Melville
D. Henry David Thoreau
E. Ralph Waldo Emerson
F. Walt Whitman
1. My transcendentalist world view is evident in my journal, Walden.

2. I am hailed as the Father of Free Verse.

3. The following passage exemplifies my writing style:
"The sexton stood in the porch of Milford meeting­house, pulling busily at the bell­rope. The
old people of the village came stooping along the street. Children, with bright faces, tripped
merrily beside their parents, or mimicked a graver gait, in the conscious dignity of their
Sunday clothes. Spruce bachelors looked sidelong at the pretty maidens, and fancied that the
Sabbath sunshine made them prettier than on week days. When the throng had mostly
streamed into the porch, the sexton began to toll the bell, keeping his eye on the Reverend Mr.
Hooper’s door. The first glimpse of the clergyman’s figure was the signal for the bell to cease
its summons."

4. The following passage exemplifies my writing style:
"A succession of loud and shrill screams, bursting suddenly from the throat of the chained
form, seemed to thrust me violently back. For a brief moment I hesitated—I trembled.
Unsheathing my rapier, I began to grope with it about the recess; but the thought of an instant
reassured me. I placed my hand upon the solid fabric of the catacombs, and felt satisfied. I
reapproached the wall; I replied to the yells of him who clamoured. I re­echoed—I aided—I
surpassed them in volume and in strength. I did this, and the clamourer grew still."

Since 1927, most u.s. presidents, as well as several other world leaders and pioneers, have been given what title by time magazine?

Combine the following sentences into one well-written paragraph that contains all the ideas in these sentences.
My vacation was not much fun. In fact, it was horrible. We went to Fiji. Fiji is a collection of hundreds of islands in the Pacific ocean. We had expected to lie out on the beach every day. We also hoped to swim in the ocean every day. The ocean waters there are normally warm and inviting. The weather, however, did not cooperate. It rained every day. The wind blew continually. We were miserable every day. We were glad to go back home.

Lighting the lantern—
the yellow chrysanthemums
lose their color.
What motif is presented in the second line of the haiku?
A. art
B. change
C. nature
D. time

Which archetype fits the character Arachne best?

the Ingènue
the Outcast
the Hero
the Lady Warrior

Read the excerpt from President Ronald Reagan’s Address at Moscow State University.

But progress is not foreordained. The key is freedom—freedom of thought, freedom of information, freedom of communication. The renowned scientist, scholar, and founding father of this university, Mikhail Lomonosov, knew that. "It is common knowledge," he said, "that the achievements of science are considerable and rapid, particularly once the yoke of slavery is cast off and replaced by the freedom of philosophy." You know, one of the first contacts between your country and mine took place between Russian and American explorers. The Americans were members of Cook's last voyage on an expedition searching for an Arctic passage; on the island of Unalaska, they came upon the Russians, who took them in, and together with the native inhabitants, held a prayer service on the ice.

In this excerpt, President Reagan expresses his opinion that the key to progress is freedom. This is

a substantiated opinion because Reagan quotes an expert.
a substantiated opinion because Reagan lists many freedoms.
an unsubstantiated opinion because Reagan shares personal feelings.
an unsubstantiated opinion because Reagan gives a historical example.

Read the excerpt from Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby. The silhouette of a moving cat wavered across the moonlight, and turning my head to watch it, I saw that I was not alone—fifty feet away a figure had emerged from the shadow of my neighbor’s mansion and was standing with his hands in his pockets regarding the silver pepper of the stars. Something in his leisurely movements and the secure position of his feet upon the lawn suggested that it was Mr. Gatsby himself, come out to determine what share was his of our local heavens. The appearance of Gatsby from the shadows suggests that he prefers to go out at night. he is very busy during daytime hours. he prefers to be left alone. he is a man of mystery and secrets.

Which of the following lines from King's letter is meant to be interpreted literally?

There comes a time when the cup of endurance runs over
We have gone through all of these steps in Birmingham
In those days the church was not merely a thermometer
It was a thermostat that transformed the mores of society.

What element of a story is most likely to describe the setting of a story?

Climax
Exposition
Falling action
Resolution

Violence on television does not lead to violent behavior” is an example of a ___________.
a.
question of value
b.
purpose statement
c.
thesis statement
d.
speech summary

In which writing situation is formal English appropriate?

friendly letter
journal entry
humorous anecdote
test response

Which word is the superlative form?
(A) more
(B) hungrier
(C) cold
(D)worst

In the story Little Women, one family brings breakfast to another on Christmas morning. Read this passage and then answer the question that follows: A poor, bare, miserable room it was, with broken windows, no fire, ragged bedclothes, a sick mother, wailing baby, and a group of pale, hungry children cuddled under one old quilt, trying to keep warm. How the big eyes stared and the blue lips smiled as the girls went in. "Ach, mein Gott! It is good angels come to us!" said the poor woman, crying for joy. What implicit meaning can you find about the sick woman and her children from this text? The mother did not know how to start a fire. The mother's illness made her children hate her. The mother was unable to provide for their needs. The mother and children lived in an abandoned building.

9.
Why was Zeus angry with Prometheus?

because Prometheus gave mortals the gift of fire

because Prometheus could not stop looking at his own reflection

because Prometheus told the mortals about immortality

because Prometheus had flown too close to the sun
?

Diamonds are the hardest material in the world. These strong, brilliant stones have many different uses. People use them to make tough tools, such as saw blades, and they also use them to make sparkling jewelry. Most diamond jewelry is made with white diamonds, but the stones come in a number of colors including pink, yellow, blue, and black. Natural diamonds are mined out of the earth. New technology allows companies to produce diamonds in labs, too.
Which of these choices BEST summarizes the paragraph?
A) A diamond is the strongest thing on the earth. They come in many different colors including yellow, blue, black, and pink.
B) A diamond is used to make jewelry and comes in multiple colors. These stones are mined out of the earth, and they are produced in labs.
C) Diamonds, the hardest material available to humans, are used to make tools and jewelry. They can be mined or produced in labs. <-----?
D) Diamonds are stones that are very hard. These stones can be used to make saw blades and other tools. People also use diamonds to make jewelry.

The speaker in my last duchess is
a. the duke of ferrara
c. robert browning
b. the dukes first wife
d. the coun

How does As I Lay Dying most meet the definition of Modernist literature?

A. It uses a reliable narrator.
B. Its narrative is fragmented.
C. The theme celebrates the American Dream.
D.The characters are exaggerated and unrealistic.

Which line in this excerpt from Jesse Jackson's "Common Ground and Common Sense" speech demonstrates the use of hypophora?

(A.__Leadership must meet the moral challenge of its day. What's the moral challenge of our day?__)We have public accommodations. We have the right to vote. We have open housing.(B.__What's the fundamental challenge of our day? It is to end economic violence__) Plant closing without notice, economic violence. Even the greedy do not profit long from greed. Economic violence.(C.__Most poor people are not lazy.__)They're not black. They're not brown. They're mostly white, and female and young. But whether white, black, or brown, the hungry baby's belly turned inside out is the same color. Call it pain. Call it hurt. Call it agony. Most poor people are not on welfare.(D.__Some of them are illiterate and can't read the want-ad sections.__) And when they can, they can't find a job that matches their address. They work hard every day, I know.(__I live amongst them. I'm one of them.__)

Which of the following statements about main ideas is false?

The implied main idea can be determined by summarizing the paragraph in a single statement.
The main idea may be stated in the topic sentence.
The main idea is always found at the beginning of a paragraph.
The main idea may be implied by the supporting details.

What does The narrator in "All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace" express
a. a mistrust of machines.
b. an obsession with technology.
c. ambivalence about religion.
d. a desire to live in the future.

Read the excerpt from "Daughter of Invention".

"Maybe not. Maybe, just maybe, there's something they've missed that's important. With patience and calm, even a burro can climb a palm." This last was one of her many Dominican sayings she had imported into her scrambled English.

Which English idiom has the same meaning as the one underlined in this excerpt?

We’re all in the same boat.
You are barking up the wrong tree.
Let sleeping dogs lie.
Slow and steady wins the race.

the public are swine;advertising is the rattling of a stick inside a swill-bucket

Which words in the sentence are the predicate adjectives?

This pink lemonade tastes tart and sweet in my mouth.

Choose all answers that are correct.









A.

tart








B.

mouth








C.

sweet








D.

lemonade








E.

pink

Which of the following must always be found in nonfiction writing?
a. facts
b. statistics
c. descriptive language
d. imaginative plot

What does conjunction mean?

HELP PLEASEEE i don't wanna fail):
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1. Read the excerpt:

On the way to school and on the way back we always passed the sweet-shop. No we didn't, we never passed it. We always stopped. We lingered outside its rather small window gazing in at the big glass jars full of Bull's-eyes and Old Fashioned Humbugs and Strawberry Bonbons and Glacier Mints and Acid Drops and Pear Drops and Lemon Drops and all the rest of them.

Choose the answer that best characterizes the shift in meaning between the first and second uses of the verb underlined in the passage.

Select one:
a. The first use of the verb indicates that the sweet-shop was on their way; the second use indicates that the children intentionally took a different route to gaze in the shop windows.
b. The first use of the verb indicates that the children walked right by the sweet-shop; the second indicates that it was not on their way home from school.
c. The first use of the verb indicates that the children were intent upon resisting the sweet-shop at first; the second indicates that they failed to resist it in the end.
d. The first use of the verb indicates that the sweet-shop was on their way to school; the second use indicates that the children were obsessive about visiting the shop.
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2. Which is a common feature of nonfiction?
Select one:
a. to include headings and subheadings
b. to build toward a climax
c. to incorporate foreshadowing
d. to involve the resolution of a conflict
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3. Read the sentence:

The men were lined up in formation along the wall, and it occurred to me that they looked very tired.

Choose the group of words that signal the use of the first-person point of view in the sentence above.

Select one:
a. men; it
b. it; me
c. occurred; me
d. men; tired

What is the appositive phrase in the sentence "my neighbor, little Sierra, threw rocks through her parents' window "?

Of all the entries, my entries performed _____.

Which form of the modifier badly correctly completes the sentence?

most badly

worst

worse

less well

Which might be a logical first step in researching a stories historical and cultural context? A) Read a biography of the author B) Read a summary, so that you would know when and where the story is set. C) Read a work of literary criticism about the author D) Read a work of literary criticism about the story?