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What are the elements of a sonnet? (2 points)Responses a rhyme scheme, a couplet, a reversal, a lyric poem a rhyme scheme, a
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In “Song of Myself” by Walt Whitman, who asks Whitman what a blade of grass is?a child a friend his soul God
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In Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick, what happened to Ahab in his previous encounter with Moby-Dick?He lost his boat. He lost his
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In Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick, how does Moby-Dick react when the Pequod first approaches his flank?He circles and then rams
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“The Raven” by Edgar Allan Poe tells the story of a man who has an otherworldly experience. What is the supernatural
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In Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick, what happens to Parsee?He dies and remains lashed to the body of Moby-Dick. He warns Ahab of
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In “The Raven” by Edgar Allan Poe, the speaker is full of sorrow because he misses his lost Lenore. What does the speaker
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In “The Raven” by Edgar Allan Poe, the speaker is full of sorrow because he misses his lost Lenore. What does the speaker
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Think about the choice of a raven in “The Raven” by Edgar Allan Poe. Why might Poe use a raven instead of another bird?a. A
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Think about the choice of a raven in “The Raven” by Edgar Allan Poe. Why might Poe use a raven instead of another bird?A
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Read the passage.The morning breaks: the steeds in their stalls Stamp and neigh, as the hostler calls . . . In this excerpt from
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The speaker in Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven” tells the reader something important about himself. What do we learn about
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Read the passage.The setting sun is reflected from the windows of the almshouse as brightly as from the rich man’s abode; the
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Words whose sounds imitate their meanings are called _____.onomatopoeia diction catalogues anaphora
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What was Henry David Thoreau’s primary purpose in writing “Civil Disobedience”?to protest taxation for a war he did not
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Read the passage.They are alive and well somewhere, The smallest sprout shows there is really no death, And if ever there was it
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Read the passage.Ah, distinctly I remember it was in the bleak December; And each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon
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Which of these definitions best describes mood in poetry?the attitude with which the poet writes about a topic the message about
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What message might Edgar Allan Poe want to convey in “The Fall of the House of Usher?”a. Gloom and despair are ever-present
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What message might Edgar Allan Poe want to convey in “The Fall of the House of Usher?”Gloom and despair are ever-present
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In Walden, what does Henry David Thoreau state is more important to own than clothing?land near a lake a big house your own
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Read the passage.Shaking off from my spirit what must have been a dream, I scanned more narrowly the real aspect of the building
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In Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick, Ahab’s long-winded, tormented speeches show that he is _____.single-minded vulnerable
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Meter gives poetry a predictable rhythm and influences how a poem is read, both silently and aloud. What is the basic unit of
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What happens to Madeline Usher in “The Fall of the House of Usher” by Edgar Allan Poe?She sends a letter to a friend. She is
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When Usher decides to preserve his sister’s body for two weeks in the vault in the house, why does the narrator go along with
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Which elements do poets use to create the mood?a. character description b. meter c. conflict d. unusual subject
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Which elements do poets use to create the mood?character description meter conflict unusual subject
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In “Old Ironsides,” Oliver Wendell Holmes conveys that he believes the ship deserves a better ending than it is getting.
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In Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick, what causes the Pequod to sink?Ahab sabotages the ship in an act of defiance. It suffers from
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Read this passage from Walden. What advice does Henry David Thoreau offer those who live in poverty?“However mean your life
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How is free verse different from formal verse?a. It has irregular meter and line length and sounds like natural speech. b. It
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How is free verse different from formal verse?It has irregular meter and line length and sounds like natural speech. It does not
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A long story about a hero whose adventures embody the values of a nation is called _____.anaphora epic poetry epic theme free
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That the narrator in Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Fall of the House of Usher” finds himself becoming affected by Usher’s
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What are catalogs?lines with an irregular meter and line length that sound like natural speech lists of objects, types of
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In “Song of Myself” what is Whitman’s focus?the interconnectedness of all humanity untouchable heroes and godlike
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What is the difference between epic poetry and American epic poetry?American epic poetry is longer than epic poetry. Epic poetry
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Which aspects of life does the poet celebrate in “Song of Myself”?the natural aspects of life the family aspects of life the
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Read the excerpt from “Song of Myself” and answer the question.These are really the thoughts of all men in all ages and
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Read the excerpt from “Song of Myself” and answer the question.Do I contradict myself? Very well then I contradict myself .
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Read the excerpt from Walt Whitman’s “Song of Myself.”The spotted hawk swoops by and accuses me, he complains of my gab
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Read the excerpt from Walt Whitman’s “Song of Myself.”The past and present wilt—I have fill’d them, emptied them, And
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What is anaphora?lines with an irregular meter and line length that sound like natural speech word choice and arrangement the
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Read the excerpt from “Song of Myself” and answer the question.They are alive and well somewhere, The smallest sprout shows
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Which one of these involves the correct three part of the Iron Triangle?(1 point)Responses Shirt, Ironing board, Iron President,
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Why was the Supreme Court involved in determining the 2000 presidential results?
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Why was Clinton impeached?
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How did the United States intervene in the conflict in Bosnia?
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What obstacles did Bill Clinton face in his attempts to pass legislation?
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What were some successes of the Clinton administration?
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How did George H.W. Bush go from being very popular with Americans to losing the election in 1992?
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What events led to the fall of the Soviet Union?
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How did Gorbachev and Reagan work together to cool tensions between the U.S. and the Soviet Union?
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What were Reagan’s overall goals in his early foreign policy decisions?
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which of the following best explains why Mars and Venus surface temperature vary, despite both planets having atmospheres that
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A population of 1,250 cheetahs decreases by 13% per year. How many cheetahs will there be in the populationafter 6 years? Round
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Can you give us an example of finding the speed from the velocity? Suppose your velocity was v(t) = 2ti - 3j. What would be the
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Which sentence contains a present participle
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The confused student shook his head to clear it
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1. Find a mortgage loan calculator to determine what your monthly payments would be on a new house borrowing $200,000 for 15
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A crate of eggs is located in the middle of the flat bed of a pickup truck as the truck negotiates an unbanked curve in the
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A 3.60 kg object is attached to a vertical rod by two strings as in the figure below. The object rotates in a horizontal circle
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What is the difference between microeconomics and macroeconmics? Discuss and contrast the two therories.Do you have a web
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Explain how you may use a trend analysis to plan for staffing at patton-fuller hospital
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what are three most important steps in adult program planning
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suppose the income elasticity of demand for toys is +2.00. this means that a. a 10 percent increase in income will increase the
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Find the inverse of the matrix,1, 2 ,-1 2, 5, 1 3, 6, -2
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