In Langston Hughes’s short story “Why, You Reckon?” what motivates the narrator to get involved in a scheme to rob a white person?
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Responses
Greed—he wants to earn more money in order to buy nicer things.
Greed—he wants to earn more money in order to buy nicer things.
Hunger—he needs the money to buy more food.
Hunger—he needs the money to buy more food.
Anger—he is angry at the separation of wealth between whites and blacks.
Anger—he is angry at the separation of wealth between whites and blacks.
Depression—he feels hopeless and no longer cares about anything.
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Anger—he is angry at the separation of wealth between whites and blacks.
In "Mending Wall," the speaker does not see the necessity of the wall. What does the speaker do that could be considered ironic?
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Responses
He argues against fixing the wall.
He argues against fixing the wall.
He helps his neighbor fix the wall.
He helps his neighbor fix the wall.
He points out that there are no cows.
He points out that there are no cows.
He thinks of the work as just a game.
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Responses
He argues against fixing the wall.
He argues against fixing the wall.
He helps his neighbor fix the wall.
He helps his neighbor fix the wall.
He points out that there are no cows.
He points out that there are no cows.
He thinks of the work as just a game.
He helps his neighbor fix the wall.
By titling his story "Babylon Revisited," F. Scott Fitzgerald is metaphorically comparing which two things?
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Responses
an ancient, ruined city and Charlie's former life of excess
an ancient, ruined city and Charlie's former life of excess
a place of peace and harmony and Charlie's previous marriage
a place of peace and harmony and Charlie's previous marriage
a mythical land and Charlie's quest to get his carefree life back
a mythical land and Charlie's quest to get his carefree life back
a fairytale land and Charlie's earlier time spent with his daughter
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Responses
an ancient, ruined city and Charlie's former life of excess
an ancient, ruined city and Charlie's former life of excess
a place of peace and harmony and Charlie's previous marriage
a place of peace and harmony and Charlie's previous marriage
a mythical land and Charlie's quest to get his carefree life back
a mythical land and Charlie's quest to get his carefree life back
a fairytale land and Charlie's earlier time spent with his daughter
an ancient, ruined city and Charlie's former life of excess
Read the following passage from "In Another Country" by Ernest Hemingway.
"It was cold in the fall in Milan and the dark came very early. Then the electric lights came on, and it was pleasant along the streets looking in the windows. There was much game hanging outside the shops, and the snow powdered in the fur of the foxes and the wind blew their tails."
Which literary technique is used in this passage?
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Responses
simile
simile
imagery
imagery
foreshadowing
foreshadowing
personification
"It was cold in the fall in Milan and the dark came very early. Then the electric lights came on, and it was pleasant along the streets looking in the windows. There was much game hanging outside the shops, and the snow powdered in the fur of the foxes and the wind blew their tails."
Which literary technique is used in this passage?
(1 point)
Responses
simile
simile
imagery
imagery
foreshadowing
foreshadowing
personification
imagery