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i will give meadels for every question answered

Answer 1

What are they

Answer 2

What is the effect of the couplets in "To My Dear Loving Husband" and "To the King's Most Excellent Majesty"?
They guide the poet in planning the poem.
They help the poet create a simple rhyming pattern.
They help the poet break the poem into simple parts.
They allow a poet to link lines of poetry together using sound.

Answer 3

do u know this stuff

Answer 4

It is unbelievable how fast people will adapt. It hurts to admit it, but within hours of first breathing the cattle car's nauseating air, we began to feel at home. . . . Mixed into my sadness there was undeniable excitement, for we were living a historic event, a historic adventure.

Which theme is expressed in the passage? AB
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I refuse to accept this. I believe that man will not merely endure: he will prevail. He is immortal, not because he alone among creatures has an inexhaustible voice, but because he has a soul, a spirit capable of compassion and sacrifice and endurance.

According to the excerpt, Faulkner believes that humankind will live forever because we are spiritual beings able to feel for others, give to others, and survive.
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Lost Generation writers, such as Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald, were influenced by the rejection of traditional ideas.
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With his writing, William Faulkner explored universal themes, such as the past and present in human lives.
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The local color movement emphasized cultural diversity.
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Which value of Lost Generation writers is reflected in "Soldier's Home"? a general disillusionment with war
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Which excerpt from Flannery O'Connor's "Good Country People" best identifies the narrative as a piece of Southern gothic literature? The reason for her keeping them so long was that they were . . . good country people.
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I feel that this award was not made to me as a man, but to my work—a life's work in the agony and sweat of the human spirit, not for glory and least of all for profit, but to create out of the materials of the human spirit something which did not exist before.

According to Faulkner, who or what is the true recipient of the Nobel Prize? A
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He must teach himself that the basest of all things is to be afraid; and, teaching himself that, forget it forever, leaving no room in his workshop for anything but the old verities and truths of the heart, the old universal truths lacking which any story is ephemeral and doomed—love and honor and pity and pride and compassion and sacrifice.

According to the excerpt, Faulkner believes that a young writer must A
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Which value was emphasized in the writings of the Lost Generation? A
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Both Flannery O'Connor and William Faulkner explored the lives and existence of A
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How did the rise of cities and mass culture affect writers such as Flannery O'Connor? A
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After World War I, many young American writers took up residence in Paris and A
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His griefs grieve on no universal bones, leaving no scars. He writes not of the heart but of the glands.

According to Faulkner, the new literature A
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. . . the old universal truths lacking which any story is ephemeral and doomed—love and honor and pity and pride and compassion and sacrifice.

Which best describes the meaning of the term "universal truths"? A
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Many modernist writers were deeply affected by the horrors of World War II, particularly A
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First, their countries seek no aggrandizement, territorial or other;

Second, they desire to see no territorial changes that do not accord with the freely expressed wishes of the peoples concerned;

Which best describes the intended purpose of the text? to make it clear that neither Britain nor the US had the goal of gaining land
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Which value was emphasized in the writings of the Lost Generation? rebellion
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After World War I, many young American writers took up residence in Paris and abandoned traditional values.
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How did the rise of cities and mass culture affect writers such as Flannery O'Connor? Their writing became regional, focusing on rural aspects of American life.
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But I would like to do the same with the acclaim too, by using this moment as a pinnacle from which I might be listened to by the young men and women already dedicated to the same anguish and travail, among whom is already that one who will some day stand here where I am standing.

Who is Faulkner addressing in his speech? up-and-coming young writers
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Both Flannery O'Connor and William Faulkner explored the lives and existence of alienated and odd characters.
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I refuse to accept this. I believe that man will not merely endure: he will prevail. He is immortal, not because he alone among creatures has an inexhaustible voice, but because he has a soul, a spirit capable of compassion and sacrifice and endurance.

According to the excerpt, Faulkner believes that humankind will live forever because we are spiritual beings able to feel for others, give to others, and survive.
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Randall Jarrell wrote poems that expressed what not he observed about common Americans.
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William Faulkner and John Steinbeck's fiction expressed not a loathing of war.
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. . . the old universal truths lacking which any story is ephemeral and doomed—love and honor and pity and pride and compassion and sacrifice.

Which best describes the meaning of the term "universal truths"? not childhood ideals that are forgotten as people mature
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Which excerpt from Flannery O'Connor's "Good Country People" best identifies the narrative as a piece of Southern gothic literature? not One of her major triumphs was that her mother had not been able to turn her dust into Joy.
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MRS. HALE. It's log cabin pattern. Pretty, isn't it? I wonder if she was goin' to quilt or just knot it? (Footsteps have been heard coming down the stairs. The Sheriff enters, followed by Hale and the County Attorney.)

SHERIFF. They wonder if she was going to quilt or just knot it. (The men laugh, the women look abashed.)

What is ironic about this excerpt? The men believe the women are incapable of discovering anything of substance when, in fact, they are the ones who discover evidence.
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In part two of Trifles, which quotation most supports the theme that women are often unaware of the suffering of other women? MRS. HALE. ...I tell you, it's queer, Mrs. Peters. We live close together and we live far apart.
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In part two of Trifles, the symbol of the broken birdcage best supports the theme that women often endure unjust acts in male-dominated societies.
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In part two of Trifles, how does the image of the dead bird wrapped in a silk cloth strengthen the feminist theme that women often suffer abuses within a male-dominated society? The bird symbolizes loneliness, which Mrs. Wright endured throughout her marriage to Mr. Wright.
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In part two of Trifles, which of the following is an example of situational irony? The men overlook the important details because they believe the kitchen holds nothing but trivial kitchen items.
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In part two of Trifles, how does Glaspell use irony to illustrate the idea that women were often seen as less capable than men in the early twentieth century? She leads the men all over the Wright's property to find clues, but leaves the women in the kitchen.
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In part two of Trifles, which of the following is an example of dramatic irony? The audience knows Mrs. Hale has the dead bird in her coat pocket, but the men in the story do not.
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Based on part two of Trifles, what did the bird's singing most likely symbolize to Mrs. Wright? freedom and beauty
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MRS. PETERS (looking upstairs). We mustn't—take on.

MRS. HALE. I might have known she needed help! I know how things can be—for women. I tell you, it's queer, Mrs. Peters. We live close together and we live far apart. We all go through the same things—it's all just a different kind of the same thing.

Which theme is best reinforced by the excerpt? Women generally felt detached from each other because of the societal roles thrust upon them.
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Based on part two of Trifles, the symbolism of the dead bird implies that Mr. Wright had an oppressive demeanor that killed the bird and his wife's spirit.
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In part two of Trifles, which of the following best supports the feminist theme that women often found it difficult to fulfill their own heart's desires? AB
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COUNTY ATTORNEY (facetiously). Well, Henry, at least we found out that she was not going to quilt it. She was going to—what is it you call it, ladies!

MRS. HALE (her hand against her pocket). We call it—knot it, Mr. Henderson.

How is this excerpt an example of irony? AB
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In part two of Trifles, which is an example of dramatic irony? The audience knows about the deceased bird hidden in the box, but the men in the play do not.
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The fact that women often feel pressured to conform to society's expectations is a common feminist theme found within literature. As this theme appears within part two of Trifles, which pair of symbols most strengthens this theme? AB
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MRS. HALE. It's a log cabin pattern. Pretty, isn't it? I wonder if she was goin' to quilt or just knot it? (Footsteps have been heard coming down the stairs. The Sheriff enters, followed by Hale and the County Attorney.)

SHERIFF. They wonder if she was going to quilt or just not it. (The men laugh, the women look abashed.)

Which theme is best reinforced by the excerpt? The thoughts and opinions of women were not considered noteworthy.
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In part two of Trifles, which of the following most supports the feminist theme that women suffer abuses within a male-dominated society? A
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Which sentence is punctuated correctly? The man was wet; he was standing in the rain without an umbrella.
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Bailey is going to have a [________] sale to make some extra money.

Which choice correctly fills in the blank? garage
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A lifeguard jumped into the ocean to save a drowning person, but he wound up needing to be rescued himself.

This sentence describes an example of situational irony.
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I. Introduction: Samuel Johnson once said, "I would rather be attacked than unnoticed. For the worst thing you can do to an author is to be silent as to his works."

A. Interpret the quotation:

B. Agree or disagree:

C. Thesis statement:

Which statement would best fit into part B of this outline? Johnson's sentiment is true because even negative reviews can often trigger the desire in people to read a book or poem
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Let me walk three weeks in the footsteps of my enemy, carry the same burden, have the same trials as he, before I say one word to criticize.

Which statement best restates the main idea of this quotation? It's not good to criticize others because we don't know what they face in life.
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The central idea, concept, or subject of a literary piece is referred to as the piece's theme.
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Because of the ice. The roads were a slippery hazard.

Which is the best revision of the sentences? Because of the ice, the roads were a slippery hazard.
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The aroma of the freshly baked cookies in the kitchen made my mouth water. They smelled like sweet, sugary paradise.

Which literary device is used in this sentence? imagery
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I. Introduction: Samuel Johnson once said, "I would rather be attacked than unnoticed. For the worst thing you can do to an author is to be silent as to his works."

A. Interpret the quotation:

B. Agree or disagree:

C. Thesis statement:

Which statement would best fit into part A of this outline? Samuel Johnson is suggesting that it is better for a work to receive a negative response than no response at all.
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She cannot give you a [________] date of delivery.

Which choice correctly fills in the blank? definite
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"I just love having five research papers due on the same day!"

This sentence is an example of verbal irony.
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Which sentence is punctuated correctly? I want to buy the new jacket, but it is too expensive.
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That is [________] desk, but the one by the window belongs to you.

Which word correctly fills in the blank? their
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The audience watching the play knew the criminal was hiding behind the sofa, but the characters were unaware of this fact.

This sentence describes an example of dramatic irony.
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Kayla is taking notes as her classmate speaks about the school's dress code. Which is the best way for Kayla to take clear and effective notes without missing what the speaker is saying? use a shorthand version of writing
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We have no quarrel with the German people. We have no feeling towards them but one of sympathy and friendship.

Which is the best reason why President Wilson uses the word "we"? It is effective because it makes listeners feel unified.
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To appeal to his audience, in "War Message to Congress," Wilson mostly relies on pathos, an appeal based on emotions.
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Before Cambria entered the arena to watch the speech, she decided to turn her cell phone off. Cambria's decision will help her pay attention to the speaker.
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As president of the Student Council for two years now, I think that it is time we try to establish a better system for spending our funds.

What kind of appeal is the speaker using in this sentence? ethos, an appeal based on the speaker's character
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What is the purpose of President Woodrow Wilson's speech "War Message to Congress"? to persuade Congress that the nation should enter the war against Germany
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On the 3d of February last I officially laid before you the extraordinary announcement of the Imperial German Government that on and after the 1st day of February it was its purpose to put aside all restraints of law or of humanity and use its submarines to sink every vessel that sought to approach either the ports of Great Britain and Ireland or the western coasts of Europe or any of the ports controlled by the enemies of Germany within the Mediterranean.

To appeal to the audience, this part of the speech mostly relies on logos, an appeal based on logic or reason.
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Which excerpt from "War Message to Congress" expresses President Wilson's opinion? Each nation must decide for itself how it will meet it.
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After going over the attendance data, I have learned that twenty percent of our students are calling in sick every day, and it would be good to do something to stop this problem.

Which appeal is the speaker using in the sentence? logos, an appeal based on logic and reason
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I am not now thinking of the loss of property involved, immense and serious as that is, but only for the wanton and wholesale destruction of the lives of non-combatants, men, women, and children, engaged in pursuits which have always, even in the darkest periods of modern history, been deemed innocent and legitimate. Property can be paid for; the lives of peaceful and innocent people cannot be.

Which statement best describes the main idea of the excerpt? Human lives are worth more than material items.
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We have no quarrel with the German people. We have no feeling towards them but one of sympathy and friendship. It was not upon their impulse that their Government acted in entering this war. It was not with their previous knowledge or approval.

Which best states the type of appeal that is in the excerpt? pathos, an appeal based on emotion
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It is a war against all nations. American ships have been sunk, American lives taken, in ways which it has stirred us very deeply to learn of, but the ships and people of other neutral and friendly nations have been sunk and overwhelmed in the waters in the same way. There has been no discrimination.

Which emotion is President Wilson most likely trying to evoke in his listeners? sadness
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Miguel is taking notes of the mayor's speech. As he is taking notes, Miguel should jot down main points and supporting details.
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We must put excited feelings away. Our motive will not be revenge or the victorious assertion of the physical might of the nation, but only the vindication of right, of human right, of which we are only a single champion.

President Wilson is trying to convince his listeners that going to war is not about emotions but about defending the nation
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Which excerpt from paragraphs 1 to 3 of Wilson's "War Message to Congress" appeals most to the audience's emotions? American ships have been sunk, American lives taken, in ways which it has stirred us very deeply to learn of . . .
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Julia wants to be sure that she can listen effectively to the speaker at the town hall meeting. Which strategy will help her succeed? researching the topic in advance
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I have called the Congress into extraordinary session because there are serious, very serious, choices of policy to be made, and made immediately, which it was neither right nor constitutionally permissible that I should assume the responsibility of making.

Which best explains why President Wilson chooses the word "extraordinary"? He is trying to call attention to the issue.
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In the midst of it came the revelation of the telegram from German Foreign Minister Arthur Zimmermann inviting Mexico into alliance as a belligerent. As a scheme to keep U.S. forces occupied on their own border, it offered to help Mexico regain her lost territories of Texas, Arizona, and New Mexico.

The author most likely uses the word "scheme" to show the reader that Germany was a legitimate threat to the United States.
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Which statement best describes the main idea of paragraph 5, which begins "For Wilson," in "How We Entered World War I"? The economy of the United States improved greatly after the ban on trade was removed.
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Gentlemen of the Congress: I have called the Congress into extraordinary session because there are serious, very serious, choices of policy to be made, and made immediately, which it was neither right nor constitutionally permissible that I should assume the responsibility of making.

Wilson's word choice in the paragraph supports the idea that he understands the magnitude of the decision the country is faced with.
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What is the best summary of the first paragraph of "How We Entered World War I"? The United States was not considered a great power until it entered World War I, thus beginning its continual involvement in world affairs.
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We have no quarrel with the German people. We have no feeling towards them but one of sympathy and friendship. It was not upon their impulse that their Government acted in entering this war. It was not with their previous knowledge or approval. It was a war determined upon as wars used to be determined upon in the old, unhappy days when peoples were nowhere consulted by their rulers and wars were provoked and waged in the interest of dynasties or of little groups of ambitious men who were accustomed to use their fellow men as pawns and tools.


The text structure used to support the viewpoint in the paragraph is . main idea and detail
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How does President Wilson organize paragraph 8, which begins "It is a distressing and oppressive duty," of "Wilson's War Message to Congress"? He states a main idea and offers details to make his point
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What does the repetition of the word "neutral" throughout "How We Entered World War I" emphasize? the stance taken by the United States in its attempt to remain isolated from World War I
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It was a war determined upon as wars used to be determined upon in the old, unhappy days when peoples were nowhere consulted by their rulers and wars were provoked and waged in the interest of dynasties or of little groups of ambitious men who were accustomed to use their fellow men as pawns and tools.

In this sentence, Wilson compares the German government to governments of the past. What is he hoping to convey? The comparison attempts to make the German government look uncivilized and brutal.
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Based on "How We Entered World War I," which detail explains why the sinking of the Lusitania led the United States to enter World War I? Of the 1,195 passengers killed, 124 were from the United States.
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The belief in our safe isolation was reinforced by Wilson, who, bent on pursuing the New Freedom through domestic reform, was irritated by the threatened interference with his program from over seas.

Based on the author's word choice, which statement best explains what the author is suggesting in this sentence? The use of the word "irritated" indicates that Wilson was not a strong supporter of the war.
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How does the text structure of "Wilson's War Message to Congress" help to support his message? Wilson presents both his opinions and facts to make a clear argument for war against Germany.
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Neutrality is no longer feasible or desirable where the peace of the world is involved and the freedom of its peoples, and the menace to that peace and freedom lies in the existence of autocratic governments backed by organized force which is controlled wholly by their will, not by the will of their people. We have seen the last of neutrality in such circumstances.

Which statement best describes the main idea of the paragraph? Our country can no longer refuse involvement because it cannot allow peace and freedom to be at risk.
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On the 3d of February last I officially laid before you the extraordinary announcement of the Imperial German Government that on and after the 1st day of February it was its purpose to put aside all restraints of law or of humanity and use its submarines to sink every vessel that sought to approach either the ports of Great Britain and Ireland or the western coasts of Europe or any of the ports controlled by the enemies of Germany within the Mediterranean.

By using the full title of the German government, Wilson most likely hopes to impart a negative connotation of the German government to support his argument for war.
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Nothing that Wilson said about the danger to democracy could not have been said all along. For that cause we could have gone to war six months or a year or two years earlier, with incalculable effect on history. Except for the proof of hostility in the resumed submarine campaign and the Zimmermann telegram, our cause would have been as valid, but we would then have been fighting a preventive war—to prevent a victory by German militarism with its potential danger to our way of life—not a war of no choice. Instead, we waited for the overt acts of hostility which brought the war to us?

The author's word choice gives the reader a sense that the entry of the United States into World War I was justified, and the timing was accurate.
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Which best describes the main idea of the fourth paragraph, which begins "We dare not to," in John F. Kennedy's Inaugural Address? The new generation of United States' citizens will continue to fight for freedom.
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Which statement best summarizes "Wilson's War Message to Congress"? Wilson presents Congress with a clear argument for war against Germany, which includes an outline for implementation.
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Who is the speaker of the "Mending Wall"? the apple orchard owner
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To be, or not to be, that is the question:
Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer
The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,
Or to take arms against a sea of troubles,
And by opposing end them? To die: to sleep;
No more; and by a sleep to say we end
The heart-ache and the thousand natural shocks
That flesh is heir to, 'tis a consummation
Devoutly to be wish'd. To die, to sleep;
To sleep: perchance to dream: ay, there's the rub;
For in that sleep of death what dreams may come
When we have shuffled off this mortal coil,
Must give us pause: there's the respect
That makes calamity of so long life;

This excerpt is an example of blank verse.
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Something there is that doesn't love a wall,
That sends the frozen-ground-swell under it,
And spills the upper boulders in the sun;
And makes gaps even two can pass abreast.
The work of hunters is another thing:
I have come after them and made repair
Where they have left not one stone on a stone,
But they would have the rabbit out of hiding,
To please the yelping dogs. The gaps I mean,
No one has seen them made or heard them made,
But at spring mending-time we find them there.

Whom does the speaker blame for the gaps in the wall? nature and hunters
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If you have revisited the town, thin Shade,
Whether to look upon your monument
(I wonder if the builder has been paid)
Or happier-thoughted when the day is spent
To drink of that salt breath out of the sea
When grey gulls flit about instead of men,
And the gaunt houses put on majesty:
Let these content you and be gone again;
For they are at their old tricks yet.

This excerpt is an example of blank verse.
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Which lines from "Mending Wall" indicate that the neighbor is willing to participate in mending the wall? I let my neighbour know beyond the hill;
And on a day we meet to walk the line
And set the wall between us once again.
We keep the wall between us as we go.
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The Purple Cow
(Reflections on a Mythic Beast Who's Quite Remarkable, at Least.)

I never saw a Purple Cow;
I never hope to See One;
But I can Tell you, Anyhow,
I'd rather See than Be One.

What is the main difference between "The Purple Cow" and Frost's poem "Mending Wall"? the use of rhyming in "The Purple Cow"
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The fog comes
on little cat feet.

It sits looking
over harbor and city
on silent haunches
and then moves on.

What is the main similarity between "Fog" and Frost's poem "Mending Wall"? Both use everyday language.
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I'm going out to clean the pasture spring;
I'll only stop to rake the leaves away
(And wait to watch the water clear, I may):
I shan't be gone long.—You come too.

I'm going out to fetch the little calf
That's standing by the mother. It's so young,
It totters when she licks it with her tongue.
I shan't be gone long.—You come too.

Which best accounts for the different views of spring expressed in the poems? The poems have different speakers.
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Which practice did Robert Frost have in common with his modernist peers? writing in everyday language
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Which practice was common among modernist poets? using experimental techniques
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The Purple Cow
(Reflections on a Mythic Beast Who's Quite Remarkable, at Least.)

I never saw a Purple Cow;
I never hope to See One;
But I can Tell you, Anyhow,
I'd rather See than Be One.

What is the main similarity between "The Purple Cow" and Frost's poem "Mending Wall"? Both use humorous language.
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Which lines from "Mending Wall" best indicate that the speaker is amused while repairing the wall? We have to use a spell to make them balance:
"Stay where you are until our backs are turned!"
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He is all pine and I am apple orchard.
My apple trees will never get across
And eat the cones under his pines, I tell him.
He only says, "Good fences make good neighbours."

Based on the excerpt, what does the speaker most likely think about the wall? The wall is unnecessary.
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I let my neighbour know beyond the hill;
And on a day we meet to walk the line
And set the wall between us once again.
We keep the wall between us as we go.
To each the boulders that have fallen to each.
And some are loaves and some so nearly balls
We have to use a spell to make them balance:
"Stay where you are until our backs are turned!"
We wear our fingers rough with handling them.
Oh, just another kind of out-door game,
One on a side. It comes to little more:
There where it is we do not need the wall:
He is all pine and I am apple orchard.

What does the phrase "one on a side" mean? The speaker and the neighbor repair the wall from opposite sides.
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The fog comes
on little cat feet.

It sits looking
over harbor and city
on silent haunches
and then moves on.

What is the main difference between Sandburg's "Fog" and Frost's "Mending Wall"? "Fog" uses metaphor, while "Mending Wall" does not.
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Spring is the mischief in me, and I wonder
If I could put a notion in his head:
"Why do they make good neighbours? Isn't it
Where there are cows? But here there are no cows.
Before I built a wall I'd ask to know
What I was walling in or walling out,
And to whom I was like to give offence.
Something there is that doesn't love a wall,
That wants it down."

Now read "The Pasture," also by Robert Frost.

I'm going out to clean the pasture spring;
I'll only stop to rake the leaves away
(And wait to watch the water clear, I may):
I shan't be gone long.—You come too.

I'm going out to fetch the little calf
That's standing by the mother. It's so young,
It totters when she licks it with her tongue.
I shan't be gone long.—You come too.

Which best accounts for the different views of spring expressed in the poems? The poems have different speakers.
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I see him there
Bringing a stone grasped firmly by the top
In each hand, like an old-stone savage armed.
He moves in darkness as it seems to me,
Not of woods only and the shade of trees.
He will not go behind his father's saying,
And he likes having thought of it so well
He says again, "Good fences make good neighbours."

Based on the excerpt, what does the speaker think of his neighbor? He is stubborn.
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Why does the neighbor say that "good fences make good neighbours" in "Mending Wall"? He is repeating what his father used to say.
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Which practice was typical of Robert Frost? using traditional forms
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When I see birches bend to left and right
Across the line of straighter darker trees,
I like to think some boy's been swinging them.
But swinging doesn't bend them down to stay.
Ice-storms do that. Often you must have seen them
Loaded with ice a sunny winter morning
After a rain. They click upon themselves
As the breeze rises, and turn many-colored
As the stir cracks and crazes their enamel.
Soon the sun's warmth makes them shed crystal shells
Shattering and avalanching on the snow-crust—
Such heaps of broken glass to sweep away
You'd think the inner dome of heaven had fallen.

Which lines describe the ice wrapping the tree branches? As the breeze rises, and turn many-colored
As the stir cracks and crazes their enamel.
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In "Poetry," which words indicate that the poet is frustrated by the general culture of poets and poetry? dislike, derivative, and dragged
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Which words from "A Day for Wandering" best indicate that the speaker is happy to be outside? harmonic, confidant, and content
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Autumn and dead leaves burning in the sharp air.
And winter comforts coming in like a pageant.
I shall not forget them:—
Great jars laden with the raw green of pickles,
Standing in a solemn row across the back of the porch,

What is the meaning of the word "pageant" in this context? parade
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Pile the bodies high at Austerlitz and Waterloo.
Shovel them under and let me work—
I am the grass; I cover all.

And pile them high at Gettysburg
And pile them high at Ypres and Verdun.
Shovel them under and let me work.
Two years, ten years, and passengers ask the conductor:
What place is this?
Where are we now?

I am the grass.
Let me work.

Which statement best describes the speaker of the poem? The speaker is the grass that is determined to grow over the earth.
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In the meantime, if you demand on the one hand,
the raw material of poetry in
all its rawness and
that which is on the other hand
genuine, you are interested in poetry.

What is the theme of this excerpt? Poetry should convey truthful content and emotion.
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I, too, dislike it: there are things that are important beyond
all this fiddle.
Reading it, however, with a perfect contempt for it, one
discovers in
it after all, a place for the genuine.
Hands that can grasp, eyes
that can dilate, hair that can rise
if it must, these things are important not because a

high-sounding interpretation can be put upon them but because
they are
useful.

What theme does this excerpt best express? Poetry is interesting when it is authentic.
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Which statement best describes the theme of "A Day for Wandering"? The country is better than the city because it is more beautiful.
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Where interwoven branches spread a shade
Of soft cool beryl like the evening seas
Unruffled by the breeze.

Which is the best evidence from the poem that "beryl" means "green"? like the evening seas
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Great jars laden with the raw green of pickles,
Standing in a solemn row across the back of the porch,
Exhaling the pungent dill;

What does "laden" mean in this context? filled with
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nor is it valid
to discriminate against "business documents and

school-books"; all these phenomena are important. One must make
a distinction
however: when dragged into prominence by half poets, the
result is not poetry,
nor till the poets among us can be
"literalists of
the imagination"—above
insolence and triviality and can present

for inspection, "imaginary gardens with real toads in them,"
shall we have
it.

What theme does this excerpt express? Poetry is genuine when it reflects truth and reality.
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When they become so derivative as to become
unintelligible,
the same thing may be said for all of us, that we
do not admire what
we cannot understand

Based on context, what is the most likely definition for "derivative"? unoriginal
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When I see birches bend to left and right
Across the line of straighter darker trees,
I like to think some boy's been swinging them.
But swinging doesn't bend them down to stay.
Ice-storms do that. Often you must have seen them
Loaded with ice a sunny winter morning
After a rain. They click upon themselves
As the breeze rises, and turn many-colored
As the stir cracks and crazes their enamel.
Soon the sun's warmth makes them shed crystal shells
Shattering and avalanching on the snow-crust—
Such heaps of broken glass to sweep away
You'd think the inner dome of heaven had fallen.

What is the best description of the theme of this excerpt? The sun has a wondrous effect on icy birch branches.
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Which lines from "Poetry" best indicate that the poet believes that poetry should express authentic thoughts, feelings, and ideas? nor till the poets among us can be
"literalists of
the imagination"—above
insolence and triviality and can present
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When they become so derivative as to become
unintelligible,
the same thing may be said for all of us, that we
do not admire what
we cannot understand: the bat
holding on upside down or in quest of something to

eat, elephants pushing, a wild horse taking a roll, a tireless
wolf under
a tree, the immovable critic twitching his skin like a horse
that feels a flea, the base-
ball fan, the statistician—

What theme does this excerpt express? People do not like what they cannot understand.
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however: when dragged into prominence by half poets, the
result is not poetry,
nor till the poets among us can be
"literalists of
the imagination"—above
insolence and triviality and can present

for inspection, "imaginary gardens with real toads in them,"
shall we have
it.

Based on context, what is the most likely definition for "triviality"? insignificance
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There is no frigate like a book
To take us lands away,
Nor any coursers like a page
Of prancing poetry.
This traverse may the poorest take
Without oppress of toll;
How frugal is the chariot
That bears a human soul!

Which words best indicate that the speaker believes that books offer traveling adventures? frigate, traverse, and toll
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I set apart a day for wandering;
I heard the woodlands ring,
The hidden white-throat sing,
And the harmonic West,
Beyond a far hill-crest,
Touch its Aeolian string.

"Aeolian string" refers to a harp-like instrument that plays when it is placed in the wind. Based on this definition, which statement best describes the speaker's view of the wind? The wind is melodic.
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In "The Yellow Wallpaper," which description of the narrator's room best indicates that it probably was not a nursery in the past? The windows are barred . . . and there are rings and things in the walls.
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Being naturally moved to rejoicing by this narrow escape, I wrote The Yellow Wallpaper, with its embellishments and additions, to carry out the ideal (I never had hallucinations or objections to my mural decorations) and sent a copy to the physician who so nearly drove me mad. He never acknowledged it.

What was Gilman's most likely reason for sending a copy of her story to her former physician? She wanted to show him that his treatment plan was wrong.
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John does not know how much I really suffer. He knows there is no REASON to suffer, and that satisfies him.
Of course it is only nervousness. It does weigh on me so not to do my duty in any way!
I meant to be such a help to John, such a real rest and comfort, and here I am a comparative burden already!
Nobody would believe what an effort it is to do what little I am able,—to dress and entertain, and order things.

How does the narrator's viewpoint reveal a social attitude of Gilman's time? The narrator feels an overwhelming responsibility to meet society's expectations.
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I don't like our room a bit. I wanted one downstairs that opened on the piazza and had roses all over the window, and such pretty old-fashioned chintz hangings! but John would not hear of it.
He said there was only one window and not room for two beds, and no near room for him if he took another.
He is very careful and loving, and hardly lets me stir without special direction.

Which statement describes a gothic element in this excerpt that reflects a social attitude of Gilman's time? John makes decisions on his wife's behalf, which illustrates that she is not in control of her own fate.
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At first he meant to repaper the room, but afterwards he said that I was letting it get the better of me, and that nothing was worse for a nervous patient than to give way to such fancies.

Which gothic element in this excerpt reflects a social attitude of Gilman's time? John views his wife's concerns as unimportant and silly.
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The little book is valued by alienists and as a good specimen of one kind of literature. It has, to my knowledge, saved one woman from a similar fate—so terrifying her family that they let her out into normal activity and she recovered.

What does Gilman indicate is the impact of her work? Women are more likely to have a voice in their own treatment.
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In "The Yellow Wallpaper," what does the narrator's focus on the spreading smell of the wallpaper indicate is happening? She has become obsessed with the wallpaper.
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Then, using the remnants of intelligence that remained, and helped by a wise friend, I cast the noted specialist's advice to the winds and went to work again—work, the normal life of every human being; work, in which is joy and growth and service, without which one is a pauper and a parasite—ultimately recovering some measure of power.

Which social attitude of Gilman's era does this excerpt demonstrate? Working gives people a sense of competence and control.
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I wonder how it was done and who did it, and what they did it for. Round and round and round—round and round and round—it makes me dizzy!
I really have discovered something at last.
Through watching so much at night, when it changes so, I have finally found out.
The front pattern DOES move—and no wonder! The woman behind shakes it!
Sometimes I think there are a great many women behind, and sometimes only one, and she crawls around fast, and her crawling shakes it all over.
Then in the very bright spots she keeps still, and in the very shady spots she just takes hold of the bars and shakes them hard.
And she is all the time trying to climb through.

Which statement describes a gothic element in this excerpt that reflects a social attitude of Gilman's time? The image of the woman trying to escape contributes to the idea that the narrator feels trapped and unable to control her fate.
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Which of the narrator's statements in "The Yellow Wallpaper" suggests that she does not think women are too frail to be intellectual? I verily believe she thinks it is the writing which made me sick!
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In "The Yellow Wallpaper," which description of the narrator's room best indicates that it probably was not a nursery in the past? The windows are barred . . . and there are rings and things in the walls.
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Being naturally moved to rejoicing by this narrow escape, I wrote The Yellow Wallpaper, with its embellishments and additions, to carry out the ideal (I never had hallucinations or objections to my mural decorations) and sent a copy to the physician who so nearly drove me mad. He never acknowledged it.

What was Gilman's most likely reason for sending a copy of her story to her former physician? She wanted to show him that his treatment plan was wrong.
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John does not know how much I really suffer. He knows there is no REASON to suffer, and that satisfies him.
Of course it is only nervousness. It does weigh on me so not to do my duty in any way!
I meant to be such a help to John, such a real rest and comfort, and here I am a comparative burden already!
Nobody would believe what an effort it is to do what little I am able,—to dress and entertain, and order things.

How does the narrator's viewpoint reveal a social attitude of Gilman's time? The narrator feels an overwhelming responsibility to meet society's expectations.
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I don't like our room a bit. I wanted one downstairs that opened on the piazza and had roses all over the window, and such pretty old-fashioned chintz hangings! but John would not hear of it.
He said there was only one window and not room for two beds, and no near room for him if he took another.
He is very careful and loving, and hardly lets me stir without special direction.

Which statement describes a gothic element in this excerpt that reflects a social attitude of Gilman's time? John makes decisions on his wife's behalf, which illustrates that she is not in control of her own fate.
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At first he meant to repaper the room, but afterwards he said that I was letting it get the better of me, and that nothing was worse for a nervous patient than to give way to such fancies.

Which gothic element in this excerpt reflects a social attitude of Gilman's time? John views his wife's concerns as unimportant and silly.
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The little book is valued by alienists and as a good specimen of one kind of literature. It has, to my knowledge, saved one woman from a similar fate—so terrifying her family that they let her out into normal activity and she recovered.

What does Gilman indicate is the impact of her work? Women are more likely to have a voice in their own treatment.
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In "The Yellow Wallpaper," what does the narrator's focus on the spreading smell of the wallpaper indicate is happening? She has become obsessed with the wallpaper.
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Then, using the remnants of intelligence that remained, and helped by a wise friend, I cast the noted specialist's advice to the winds and went to work again—work, the normal life of every human being; work, in which is joy and growth and service, without which one is a pauper and a parasite—ultimately recovering some measure of power.

Which social attitude of Gilman's era does this excerpt demonstrate? Working gives people a sense of competence and control.
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I wonder how it was done and who did it, and what they did it for. Round and round and round—round and round and round—it makes me dizzy!
I really have discovered something at last.
Through watching so much at night, when it changes so, I have finally found out.
The front pattern DOES move—and no wonder! The woman behind shakes it!
Sometimes I think there are a great many women behind, and sometimes only one, and she crawls around fast, and her crawling shakes it all over.
Then in the very bright spots she keeps still, and in the very shady spots she just takes hold of the bars and shakes them hard.
And she is all the time trying to climb through.

Which statement describes a gothic element in this excerpt that reflects a social attitude of Gilman's time? The image of the woman trying to escape contributes to the idea that the narrator feels trapped and unable to control her fate.

Answer 5

oh no

Answer 6

i accidently copy and pasted soething from my paper

Answer 7

i dont know this one sorry

Answer 8

there all A

Answer 9

lol

Answer 10

hahahahahaha

Answer 11

wheres my medal

Answer 12

i gave you one its cool

Answer 13

you did