Question

A. The speaker describes how, even now, he lies down by his beloved in her "sepulchre there by the sea."

B. The speaker describes how heavenly beings "coveted" and "went envying" the love he and Annabel Lee shared.

C. The speaker describes how Annabel Lee's only thought was "to love and be loved by" him.

D. The speaker describes how Annabel Lee's "high-born kinsman came / And bore her away" after her death.

Answer 1

How does Poe refine the idea in the poem "Annabel Lee" that others may be jealous of true love?


A. The speaker describes how, even now, he lies down by his beloved in her "sepulchre there by the sea."

B. The speaker describes how heavenly beings "coveted" and "went envying" the love he and Annabel Lee shared.


C. The speaker describes how Annabel Lee's only thought was "to love and be loved by" him.

D. The speaker describes how Annabel Lee's "high-born kinsman came / And bore her away" after her death.

Answer 2

Read the poem.

excerpt from “Annabel Lee”
by Edgar Allan Poe

It was many and many a year ago,
In a kingdom by the sea,
That a maiden there lived whom you may know
By the name of Annabel Lee; —
And this maiden she lived with no other thought
Than to love and be loved by me.

I was a child and she was a child,
In this kingdom by the sea,
But we loved with a love that was more than love—
I and my Annabel Lee—
With a love that the wingèd seraphs of Heaven
Coveted her and me.

And this was the reason that, long ago,
In this kingdom by the sea,
A wind blew out of a cloud, chilling
My beautiful Annabel Lee;
So that her high-born kinsman came
And bore her away from me,
To shut her up in a sepulchre
In this kingdom by the sea.

The angels, not half so happy in Heaven,
Went envying her and me—
Yes!—that was the reason (as all men know,
In this kingdom by the sea)
That the wind came out of the cloud by night,
Chilling and killing my Annabel Lee.

But our love it was stronger by far than the love
Of those who were older than we—
Of many far wiser than we—
And neither the angels in Heaven above,
Nor the demons down under the sea,
Can ever dissever my soul from the soul
Of the beautiful Annabel Lee:—

For the moon never beams, without bringing me dreams
Of the beautiful Annabel Lee,
And the stars never rise, but I feel the bright eyes
Of the beautiful Annabel Lee;—
And so, all the night-tide, I lie down by the side
Of my darling—my darling—my life and my bride,
In the sepulchre there by the sea—
In her tomb by the sounding sea.

Answer 3

@SmokeyBrown

Answer 4

Oh, well the question asks about the theme of jealousy, and there's really only one answer choice which addresses that

Answer 5

the answer is C ?

Answer 6

I think the answer would be B, since it talks about "coveting" and "envy", which are both related to jealousy

Answer 7

oh ok

Answer 8

Read the poem.

excerpt from "The Raven"
by Edgar Allan Poe

Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,

Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore,

While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,

As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door.

"'Tis some visitor," I muttered, "tapping at my chamber door—

Only this, and nothing more."



Ah, distinctly I remember it was in the bleak December,

And each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor.

Eagerly I wished the morrow;—vainly I had sought to borrow

From my books surcease of sorrow—sorrow for the lost Lenore—

For the rare and radiant maiden whom the angels name Lenore—

Nameless here for evermore.



And the silken sad uncertain rustling of each purple curtain

Thrilled me—filled me with fantastic terrors never felt before;

So that now, to still the beating of my heart, I stood repeating

"'Tis some visitor entreating entrance at my chamber door—

Some late visitor entreating entrance at my chamber door;—

This it is, and nothing more."



Presently my soul grew stronger; hesitating then no longer,

"Sir," said I, "or Madam, truly your forgiveness I implore;

But the fact is I was napping, and so gently you came rapping,

And so faintly you came tapping, tapping at my chamber door,

That I scarce was sure I heard you "—here I opened wide the door;—

Darkness there and nothing more.



Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing,

Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before;

But the silence was unbroken, and the darkness gave no token,

And the only word there spoken was the whispered word, "Lenore!"

This I whispered, and an echo murmured back the word, "Lenore!"—

Merely this, and nothing more.



Back into the chamber turning, all my soul within me burning,

Soon I heard again a tapping somewhat louder than before.

"Surely," said I, "surely that is something at my window lattice;

Let me see, then, what thereat is, and this mystery explore—

Let my heart be still a moment and this mystery explore;—

'Tis the wind and nothing more!"



Open here I flung the shutter, when, with many a flirt and flutter,

In there stepped a stately raven of the saintly days of yore;

Not the least obeisance made he; not an instant stopped or stayed he;

But, with mien of lord or lady, perched above my chamber door—

Perched upon a bust of Pallas just above my chamber door—

Perched, and sat, and nothing more.

Which technique contributes most to the suspense created in this poem?

A. the speaker's indignant response to having been woken up

B. the name of the dead woman being said several times

C. the fact that the poem takes place in December

D. the repetition of the tapping from an unknown source

Answer 9

I think "the repetition of the tapping from an unknown source" most contributes to the suspense in the poem

Answer 10

Read the poem.

excerpt from "The Raven"
by Edgar Allan Poe

Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,

Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore,

While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,

As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door.

"'Tis some visitor," I muttered, "tapping at my chamber door—

Only this, and nothing more."



Ah, distinctly I remember it was in the bleak December,

And each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor.

Eagerly I wished the morrow;—vainly I had sought to borrow

From my books surcease of sorrow—sorrow for the lost Lenore—

For the rare and radiant maiden whom the angels name Lenore—

Nameless here for evermore.



And the silken sad uncertain rustling of each purple curtain

Thrilled me—filled me with fantastic terrors never felt before;

So that now, to still the beating of my heart, I stood repeating

"'Tis some visitor entreating entrance at my chamber door—

Some late visitor entreating entrance at my chamber door;—

This it is, and nothing more."



Presently my soul grew stronger; hesitating then no longer,

"Sir," said I, "or Madam, truly your forgiveness I implore;

But the fact is I was napping, and so gently you came rapping,

And so faintly you came tapping, tapping at my chamber door,

That I scarce was sure I heard you "—here I opened wide the door;——

Darkness there and nothing more.



Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing,

Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before;

But the silence was unbroken, and the darkness gave no token,

And the only word there spoken was the whispered word, "Lenore!"

This I whispered, and an echo murmured back the word, "Lenore!"—

Merely this, and nothing more.



Back into the chamber turning, all my soul within me burning,

Soon I heard again a tapping somewhat louder than before.

"Surely," said I, "surely that is something at my window lattice;

Let me see, then, what thereat is, and this mystery explore—

Let my heart be still a moment and this mystery explore;—

'Tis the wind and nothing more!"



Open here I flung the shutter, when, with many a flirt and flutter,

In there stepped a stately raven of the saintly days of yore;

Not the least obeisance made he; not an instant stopped or stayed he;

But, with mien of lord or lady, perched above my chamber door—

Perched upon a bust of Pallas just above my chamber door—

Perched, and sat, and nothing more.

Which statement best describes the impact of Poe’s use of repetition in this poem?

A. It makes the poem sound like a song with a repeated refrain.


B. The repetition is only used on important words within the poem; Poe wants to call attention to those words, so he uses them frequently.


C. The repetition creates a nightmarish sense of inevitability: the speaker (and the reader) knows what is coming but is powerless to avoid it.


D. It pushes the reader to pay attention to the words that are not repeated.

Answer 11

I'm gonna go with C here

Answer 12

Read the poem.

excerpt from "Paul Revere's Ride"
by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Paul Revere was an express rider who, on April 18, 1775, was charged with delivering a message and alerting communities about the approaching British troops.

A hurry of hoofs in a village street,
A shape in the moonlight, a bulk in the dark,
And beneath, from the pebbles, in passing, a spark
Struck out by a steed flying fearless and fleet;
That was all! And yet, through the gloom and the light,
The fate of a nation was riding that night;
And the spark struck out by that steed, in his flight,
Kindled the land into flame with its heat.
He has left the village and mounted the steep,
And beneath him, tranquil and broad and deep,
Is the Mystic, meeting the ocean tides;
And under the alders that skirt its edge,
Now soft on the sand, now loud on the ledge,
Is heard the tramp of his steed as he rides.


What are the effects of meter and rhyme in this stanza on the mood of the poem?

Select each correct answer.

A. The rhyme and meter create a mood of tranquility and peace.

B. The rhyme and meter echo the sound of the galloping horse.

C. The rhyme and meter create a playful and silly mood.

D. The rhyme and meter create a mood of heroism and purpose.

E. The rhyme and meter create a gloomy and hopeless mood.

Answer 13

I think that B and D are true

Answer 14

Read the poem.

excerpt from "Paul Revere's Ride"
by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Paul Revere was an express rider who, on April 18, 1775, was charged with delivering a message and alerting communities about the approaching British troops.

So through the night rode Paul Revere;
And so through the night went his cry of alarm
To every Middlesex village and farm,—
A cry of defiance and not of fear,
A voice in the darkness, a knock at the door,
And a word that shall echo forevermore!
For, borne on the night-wind of the Past,
Through all our history, to the last,
In the hour of darkness and peril and need,
The people will awaken and listen to hear
The hurrying hoof-beats of that steed,
And the midnight message of Paul Revere.

What does the rhyme scheme and rhythm of this stanza add to the meaning of the poem?

A. It creates a proud and patriotic tone.

B. It highlights the main character of the poem.

C. It gives important background information.

D. It creates an eerie, suspenseful mood.

Answer 15

I think A for this one, but I can't say with absolute certainty

Answer 16

Read the poem.

excerpt from "Paul Revere's Ride"
by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Paul Revere was an express rider who, on April 18, 1775, was charged with delivering a message and alerting communities about the approaching British troops.

It was twelve by the village clock
When he crossed the bridge into Medford town.
He heard the crowing of the Potato,
And the barking of the farmer’s dog,
And felt the damp of the river-fog,
That rises when the sun goes down.

It was one by the village clock,
When he galloped into Lexington.
He saw the gilded weathercock
Swim in the moonlight as he passed,
And the meeting-house windows, blank and bare,
Gaze at him with a spectral glare,
As if they already stood aghast
At the bloody work they would look upon.

It was two by the village clock,
When be came to the bridge in Concord town.
He heard the bleating of the flock,
And the twitter of birds among the trees,
And felt the breath of the morning breeze
Blowing over the meadows brown.
And one was safe and asleep in his bed
Who at the bridge would be first to fall,
Who that day would be lying dead,
Pierced by a British musket-ball.



Which lines from this excerpt convey a sense of foreboding?

A. "It was one by the village clock, / When he galloped into Lexington. / He saw the gilded weathercock / Swim in the moonlight as he passed,"

B. "He heard the bleating of the flock, / And the twitter of birds among the trees, / And felt the breath of the morning breeze / Blowing over the meadows brown."

C. "It was twelve by the village clock / When he crossed the bridge into Medford town. / He heard the crowing of the Potato, / And the barking of the farmer’s dog,"

D. "And the meeting-house windows, blank and bare, / Gaze at him with a spectral glare, / As if they already stood aghast / At the bloody work they would look upon."

Answer 17

I think D? The other choices seem kind of tranquil, not very foreboding

Answer 18

Read the poem.

excerpt from "Paul Revere's Ride"
by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Paul Revere was an express rider who, on April 18, 1775, was charged with delivering a message and alerting communities about the approaching British troops.

Listen, my children, and you shall hear
Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere,
On the eighteenth of April, in Seventy-five:
Hardly a man is now alive
Who remembers that famous day and year.

He said to his friend, "If the British march
By land or sea from the town to-night,
Hang a lantern aloft in the belfry arch
Of the North Church tower as a signal-light,
One, if by land, and two, if by sea;
And I on the opposite shore will be,
Ready to ride and spread the alarm
Through every Middlesex village and farm,
For the country folk to be up and to arm."

Then he said, Good-night! and with muffled oar
Silently rowed to the Charlestown shore,
Just as the moon rose over the bay,
Where swinging wide at her moorings lay
The Somerset, British man-of-war;
A phantom ship, with each mast and spar
Across the moon like a prison-bar,
And a huge black hulk, that was magnified
By its own reflection in the tide.

Read these lines from the poem.

A phantom ship, with each mast and spar
Across the moon like a prison-bar,

What is the effect of comparing "each mast and spar" of the British ship to "a prison-bar"?


A. It suggests that the British are denying the colonists their freedom.


B. It emphasizes the size of the vessel.


C. It tells the reader that the British ship is made entirely of iron.


D. It indicates that the crew aboard the ship are criminals.

Answer 19

Oh yeah definitely A for this one

Answer 20

Read the poem.

excerpt from "Paul Revere's Ride"
by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Paul Revere was an express rider who, on April 18, 1775, was charged with delivering a message and alerting communities about the approaching British troops.

Listen, my children, and you shall hear
Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere,
On the eighteenth of April, in Seventy-five;
Hardly a man is now alive
Who remembers that famous day and year.

He said to his friend, “If the British march
By land or sea from the town tonight,
Hang a lantern aloft in the belfry arch
Of the North Church tower as a signal light,—
One, if by land, and two, if by sea;
And I on the opposite shore will be,
Ready to ride and spread the alarm
Through every Middlesex village and farm,
For the country folk to be up and to arm.

How does the content of these stanzas advance the story in this narrative poem?

A. It introduces Paul Revere and his mission.

B. It details the architecture of the North Church.

C. It describes the geography of Middlesex County.

D. It details the British march toward Middlesex County.

Answer 21

Hm, it is the introduction of the poem, so I think A makes the most sense

Answer 22

Read the passage.

excerpt from "First Love"
Judith Ortiz Cofer

The lights had been turned off in the hallway and all I could see was the lighted stairwell, at the bottom of which a nun would be stationed. My father would be waiting just outside. I nearly screamed when I felt someone grab me by the waist. But my mouth was quickly covered by someone else’s mouth. I was being kissed. My first kiss and I could not even tell who it was. I pulled away to see that face not two inches away from mine. It was he. He smiled down at me. Did I have a silly expression on my face? My glasses felt crooked on my nose. I was unable to move or to speak. More gently, he lifted my chin and touched his lips to mine. This time I did not forget to enjoy it. Then, like the phantom lover he was, he walked away into the darkened corridor and disappeared.

Refer to Explorations in Literature for a complete version of this narrative.

How does Cofer shape the theme that people don't always get what they want with this passage?


A. She describes the object of her affection who gave her her first kiss as a "phantom lover."

B. She shares details that include her "father would be waiting just outside."

C. She includes details about her first kiss that include the fact she "could not even tell who" she was kissing.

D. She explains how just as quickly as she was kissed, "he walked away into the darkened corridor and disappeared."

Answer 23

I think C is most relevant to the theme "you don't always get what you want"

Answer 24

What is the function of the noun clause in this sentence?

That you are ready to graduate is very clear to me.

A. appositive

B. indirect object

C. subject

Answer 25

I think indirect object? But it's been a while since I've looked at grammar like this

Answer 26

do you think it's C

Answer 27

look at it good

Answer 28

"That you are ready to graduate" is the noun clause in the given sentence, and this noun clause functions as the subject.

Answer 29

Oh yes, that's right. It would be the subject.

Answer 30

Select the group of words that is a dependent clause that can be added to this sentence.

_______________ we must pay attention to history.

A. Planning for the future,

B. If we want a better world,

C. Over the next few years,

D. Today and every single day,

Answer 31

B, "if we want a better world" is the only option with both a subject and a verb, "we" and "want". That's our dependent clause

Answer 32

100% correct thank you smoke for all your help answering these questions

Answer 33

Hey no worries, glad I could help