Question

help!

Answer 1

@DarrenMadx

Answer 2

Which figure of speech does Henry David Thoreau use in the following example: "I grew in those seasons like corn in the night..."?

Personification
Alliteration
Simile
Metaphor

Answer 3

Its simile, because he use "like" to compare two different things

Answer 4

ok next!

Answer 5

What is the effect of the personification in the following lines written by John Muir?

"As long as I live, I'll interpret the rocks, learn the language of flood, storm, and the avalanche. I'll acquaint myself with the glaciers and wild gardens, and get as near the heart of the world as I can."

It communicates appreciation and love of nature.
It shows how much the author knows about nature.
It inspires fear of the power of the natural world.
It shows how determined the author is to protect nature.

Answer 6

It shows how determined the author is to protect nature. that's what I believe it is

Answer 7

Read the following sentence: A camper's fire burned the forest.

Which of the following revised sentences uses figurative language to paint a more vivid picture?

A careless camper's fire destroyed the forest.
The group of campers left their fire unattended.
Like a starving beast, the fire consumed the forest.
The camper's fire was like the dangerous fire of 2013.

Answer 8

Like a starving beast, the fire consumed the forest.

Answer 9

What is the effect of the figurative language in the following quote from 12-year old Severn Suzuki in a speech to The Environmental Children's Organization?

"I'm only a child yet I know we are all part of a family, five billion strong, in fact, 30 million species strong and we all share the same air, water and soil."

It describes the things that humans do to harm the Earth.
It shows how people, animals, and the earth are all connected.
It shows exactly how many different species are living on Earth.
It creates an image of a family with a child who loves nature.

Answer 10

It shows how people, animals, and the earth are all connected.

Answer 11

In the following lines, the author compares a bobolink to a ______________ to describe the liveliness of the bird's song.

"After the arrival of the thrushes (a type of bird) came the bobolinks (a type of bird), gushing, gurgling, inexhaustible fountains of song, pouring forth floods of sweet notes over the meadows."

Fountain
Song
Flood
Meadow

Answer 12

Fountain

Answer 13

Match each example of figurative language with its interpretation.

Match Term Definition

“He watches from his mountain walls, And like a thunderbolt he falls.” A) These lines use a simile to show the power of nature.

“As long as I live, I'll hear waterfalls and birds and winds sing. I'll interpret the rocks, learn the language of flood, storm, and the avalanche.” B) These lines give human abilities such as singing and language to nature.

“I'm only a child yet I know we are all part of a family, five billion strong, in fact, 30 million species strong and we all share the same air, water and soil.” C) These lines contain a hyperbole that creates a vivid image.

“I have seen flocks streaming south in the fall so large that they were flowing over from horizon to horizon in an almost continuous stream all day long.” D) The passage of prose contains a metaphor that shows how we are all connected.

“O if we but knew what we do When we delve or hew—Hack and rack the growing green!” E) These lines contain alliteration, which creates rhythm.

Answer 14

or if its easier for you to see it like this ....

Answer 15

yeah I don't understand that. is there a different way I can see it?

Answer 16

yes.. give me a sec

Answer 17

okay i'll be right back. im going to help someone real quick

Answer 18

im ready @DarrenMadx

Answer 19

okay i'm ready

Answer 20

Which figure of speech does Thoreau use to show how loud the bird was in the sentence: "The wingspanerels crow on the trees, clear and piercing for miles over the resounding earth! It would put nations on the alert."?

Personification
Metaphor
Simile
Hyperbole

Answer 21

Hyperbole

Answer 22

Which figure of speech does Thoreau use to show how loud the bird was in the sentence: "The wingspanerels crow on the trees, clear and piercing for miles over the resounding earth! It would put nations on the alert."?

Personification
Metaphor
Simile
Hyperbole

Answer 23

that's the same question. its Hyperbole

Answer 24

oh whoops... sorry

Answer 25

In Ralph Waldo Emerson’s poem, The Concord Hymn, he describes the beginning of the Revolutionary War. In these two lines, what figure of speech does he use?

“Here once the embattled farmers stood And fired the shot heard round the world.”

personification
hyperbole
simile
alliteration

Answer 26

hyperbole

Answer 27

anymore questions?

Answer 28

Using what you know about roots, prefixes, and suffixes, the word "composition" means

the quality of pulling forward
characterized by joining again
a state of being put together
related to carrying back

Answer 29

i think its a state of being put together

Answer 30

but i'm not entirely sure

Answer 31

Read the following passage written by a teen hero:

I want to be a vocal advocate for nature.
I reject the idea that I am too young to make a difference.
I recently helped a group with a river cleanup.
I was mortified to see the destruction of animals and plants.
When I got home, I composed a letter to my state politicians and asked them to allocate more money to the local river cleanup effort.
I believe my vocation is to help citizens see that we are at a junction.
We can decide to subject nature to abuse, or we can decide to be a benefactor to nature.
I won't let obstacles detract from my mission.


The prefix and root in the word "reject" as they are used in sentence 2 give us an approximate definition. Which of the following definitions is accurate?
To pull toward
To throw away
To resist the pull
To throw toward

Answer 32

To resist the pull

Answer 33

Read the following passage written by a teen hero:

I want to be a vocal advocate for nature.
I reject the idea that I am too young to make a difference.
I recently helped a group with a river cleanup.
I was mortified to see the destruction of animals and plants.
When I got home, I composed a letter to my state politicians and asked them to allocate more money to the local river cleanup effort.
I believe my vocation is to help citizens see that we are at a junction.
We can decide to subject nature to abuse, or we can decide to be a benefactor to nature.
I won't let obstacles detract from my mission.


In sentence 4, the root in the word "mortified" means
frustration
death
disappointment
sadness

Answer 34

disappointment

Answer 35

Read the following passage written by a teen hero:

I want to be a vocal advocate for nature.
I reject the idea that I am too young to make a difference.
I recently helped a group with a river cleanup.
I was mortified to see the destruction of animals and plants.
When I got home, I composed a letter to my state politicians and asked them to allocate more money to the local river cleanup effort.
I believe my vocation is to help citizens see that we are at a junction.
We can decide to subject nature to abuse, or we can decide to be a benefactor to nature.
I won't let obstacles detract from my mission.


What is the meaning of the word "advocate" as it is used in sentence 1?
One who is empty of passion for the future or progress
One who goes toward joining the government
One who puts together efforts to fight progress
One who uses his or her voice in favor of something

Answer 36

One who uses his or her voice in favor of something

Answer 37

Using what you know about the words "decompose," "descent," and "deport," the prefix "de" means

to go forward
to build or form
to be empty
to do the opposite of

Answer 38

I think its to do the opposite of

Answer 39

Using what you know about the words "police," "metropolitan," "politician," "policy," the root "poli" means

many
government
servant
laws

Answer 40

@DarrenMadx

Answer 41

sorry for taking so long. im helping you and taking a test so if it take me awhile, my bad. but the answer is government

Answer 42

oh its okay :)

Answer 43

so you still need my help?

Answer 44

yes :)

Answer 45

Read the following passage written by a teen hero:

I want to be a vocal advocate for nature.
I reject the idea that I am too young to make a difference.
I recently helped a group with a river cleanup.
I was mortified to see the destruction of animals and plants.
When I got home, I composed a letter to my state politicians and asked them to allocate more money to the local river cleanup effort.
I believe my vocation is to help citizens see that we are at a junction.
We can decide to subject nature to abuse, or we can decide to be a benefactor to nature.
I won't let obstacles detract from my mission.


What is the meaning of the word "detract" as it is used in sentence 8?
To join together
To pull in the opposite direction
To make or do the opposite
To step back

Answer 46

To pull in the opposite direction

Answer 47

its not to step back?

Answer 48

you might be right. im ot entirely sure

Answer 49

detract means to reduce or take away the worth or value of

Answer 50

ok :)

Answer 51

so can i get a medal for helping you?