1.)my first question is which of the quotes from henry's speech represents an appeal to the head?
a. '' we are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth, and listen to the song of that siren, till she transforms us into beasts.''
b.''has great Britain any enemy,in this quarter of the world, to call for all this accumulation of navies and armies?''
c.''our chains are forged their clanking may be heard on the plains of boston the war is inevitable-and let it come.''
d.'' i know not what course of others may take, but as for me, give me liberty or death.''
i chose a but i am not sure i think it could also be d
2.)both the whitman poem and the dickinson poem are examples of poetry that?
a. abandons conventional rhyme and meter.
b.stresses the pangs of unrequited love.
c. praises the work of ordinary people.
d. captures the cadence of public speakers.
i chose a but i am not sure and think it could also be d
3.) in the first stanza of the whitman poem, the speaker describes
a. a young sailor steering the ship.
b. a rocky shore that inevitably wrecks the ships.
c a fog -bound ship approaching a reef.
d. the deceptive nature of many warnings.
the poem is aboard on a ships helm by whitman
i chose c but i am not sure and i think it could also be a
please help its due today thank you
6 answers
Your answer to #3 seems right to me. I agree. I also agree with your answer to #2, comparing the two poems.