4. Which of the following lines from "The Raven" best illustrates how the author's word choice
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impacts the mood and tone of the poem?
"Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,"
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"Presently my soul grew stronger; hesitating then no longer,"
"Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before;"
"Nothing further then he uttered, not a feather then he fluttered—
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"Nothing further then he uttered, not a feather then he fluttered—" best illustrates how the author's word choice impacts the mood and tone of the poem. The use of the word "nothing" and the repetition of the negative statement emphasizes the sense of finality and emptiness, creating a mood of eerie silence and despair.
Read the following lines from the raven
Once Upon a Midnight dreary while I pondered weak and weary over many a quaint and curious volume of Forgotten lore— while I nodded nearly napping suddenly there came a tapping ao someone gently rapping rapping at my chamber door is some visitor I muttered tapping at my chamber door only this and nothing more
Ah distinctly i remember it was in the bleak december
And each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor
What mood do the underlined words help create?
anger
anxiousness
despair
restlessness
Once Upon a Midnight dreary while I pondered weak and weary over many a quaint and curious volume of Forgotten lore— while I nodded nearly napping suddenly there came a tapping ao someone gently rapping rapping at my chamber door is some visitor I muttered tapping at my chamber door only this and nothing more
Ah distinctly i remember it was in the bleak december
And each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor
What mood do the underlined words help create?
anger
anxiousness
despair
restlessness
The underlined words "weak," "weary," "forgotten," "nearly napping," "separate dying ember," and "ghost upon the floor" help create a mood of "despair" in the poem.
choose the word that best completes the sentence
katanya and____ are getting ready to go camping at the lake
he
him
me
us
katanya and____ are getting ready to go camping at the lake
he
him
me
us
Katanya and "he" are getting ready to go camping at the lake.
identify the sentence in which the underlined verb does not agree with its subject
A. the books on this table ARE all about ancient rome
B. most if this document Are written in latin.
C. nick and barry Are studying the history of weather forecasting.
D. there is nothing i these books about climate
A. the books on this table ARE all about ancient rome
B. most if this document Are written in latin.
C. nick and barry Are studying the history of weather forecasting.
D. there is nothing i these books about climate
The sentence in which the underlined verb does not agree with its subject is D. "there is nothing i these books about climate." The subject is "books," which is plural, but the verb "is" is singular and does not agree with the subject. It should be "there are nothing (or no) books about climate."
identify the sentence in which the underlined verb does not agree with its subject
this new magazine about computers is very colorful
positive
comparative
superlative
none of the above
this new magazine about computers is very colorful
positive
comparative
superlative
none of the above
There is no underlined verb to indicate an agreement issue between the verb and the subject in this sentence: "this new magazine about computers is very colorful." Therefore, none of the options apply.
identify the degree of comparison for the underline word
the artical on web design is longer than th on on games
positive
comparative
superlative
none of the above
the artical on web design is longer than th on on games
positive
comparative
superlative
none of the above
The underlined word "longer" is in the "comparative" degree of comparison because it is comparing two things (the article on web design and the one on games) and showing which one has more length.
idebtify the word that has error in capitalization.
Rat hopes to earn a nursing scholarship to go to Alabama state University
nursing
state
university
no error
Rat hopes to earn a nursing scholarship to go to Alabama state University
nursing
state
university
no error
The word "University" has an error in capitalization. It should be "Alabama State University" with "State" capitalized as it is part of the full name.
idebtify the word that has error in capitalization.
During World War II, my Aunt lived in Hollywood
world
Aunt
War
no error
During World War II, my Aunt lived in Hollywood
world
Aunt
War
no error
The word "world" has an error in capitalization. It should be "World War II" with "World" capitalized as it is a proper noun.
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