Question

According to "Perseverance," who can expect to enjoy the "ripe gold ears" mentioned in the first stanza?


A.
People who accept that failure and loss are parts of life.


B.
All those who are good and pure of heart.


C.
Anyone who treats others with dignity and fairness.


D.
Only those who have first worked and sacrificed.

Answer 1

@Destinymasha

Answer 2

I don't think I have ever read ^_^ this story

Answer 3

@beccaboo333

Answer 4

HOWEVER~
They tittle kinda gives me a clue ;so I think D

Answer 5

would it help if i typed the story? @Destinymasha

Answer 6

Yes, it would c:

Answer 7

" we must not hope to be mowers,
And to gather the ripe gold ears,
Unless we have first been sowers
And watered the furrows with tears

It is not just as we take it,
this mystical world of ours,
life's feild will yield as we make it
a harvest of thorns or flowers."

@Destinymasha

Answer 8

Okay, goodie!
I think it's D
''Unless we have first been sowers
And watered the furrows with tears'' <----means hard work was put in

Answer 9

have you read the fish i didnt catch?

Answer 10

*scratches head* I probably have >_>
sounds familiar .....can you post that one too?

Answer 11

its long

Answer 12

I see .-.
Sorry

Answer 13

have you read( can't)

Answer 14

Why haven't I read any of these short stories? -.-

Answer 15

mother to son?

Answer 16

i can type mother to son

Answer 17

Oh, yesh, please :3

Answer 18

i cant type it

Answer 19

Oh, well you said can lol
Alrighty, give me a sec; I'm gonna gogle it

Answer 20

ok
its written by langston hughes

Answer 21

Alrighty :3 I read it

Answer 22

In "Mother to Son," why does Langston Hughes include lines about a staircase with "tacks in it," "splinters," and boards that have been "torn up"?


A.
to prove that the speaker is thinking more about herself than about her son


B.
to describe the setting in which the conversation between the speaker and her son takes place


C.
to suggest that the speaker may not be totally reliable


D.
to represent the hardships and dangers faced by the speaker

Answer 23

It looks like D

Answer 24

In "The Fish I Didn't Catch," how does John Greenleaf Whittier try to persuade his audience of the wisdom of his uncle's advice?


A.
He describes an autobiographical incident.


B.
He tells a series of fictional stories.


C.
He cites a collection of widely known historical facts.


D.
He composes a rhyming narrative poem.

Answer 25

written by john greenleaf whittier

Answer 26

Erm...this one is a bit lengthy (the story) Have you read it?

Answer 27

yeah but its confusing for me

Answer 28

Gr...sorry :|

Answer 29

no prob i will try to figure it out. do you want a medal?

Answer 30

Alrighty, good :)
And it doesn't really matter ; I didn't even help rofl

Answer 31

Thank you c: