Read the following excerpt from Sonnet 97, "How like a winter hath my
absence been," by William Shakespeare:
How like a winter hath my absence been
From thee, the pleasure of the fleeting year!
What freezings have I felt, what dark days seen!
What old December's bareness every where!
1. William Shakespeare, How like a winter hath my absence been on Shakespeare's sosee
Sonnets, ed. William J. Rolfe (New York: Harper & Brothers, 1883), 95.
Which of the following is the most likely explanation for how the structure of
the poem contributes to its meaning?
A. The repetition of "what" within the poem's lyric structure
emphasizes all the different ways that the speaker's feelings are
like winter.
B. The rhyming of "been" with "seen" shows that the speaker has
forgotten about his true love.
C. The phrase "dark days" is an element of epic structure that
represents both the winter's lack of sunlight and the speaker's
gloomy mood.
D. The epic structure of the comparison between winter and the
speaker's relationship suggests that his love is cold and distant,
much like the nation.

Answer:

A

Explanation:

Answer:

a

Explanation:

Read the excerpt from The Diary of Anne Frank.

Mr. Frank. First let us take off some of these clothes. (They all start to take off garment after garment. On each of their coats, sweaters, blouses, suits, dresses, is another yellow Star of David. Mr. and Mrs. Frank are underdressed quite simply. The others wear several things, sweaters, extra dresses, bathrobes, aprons, nightgowns, etc.)

Why did Anne and her sister most likely wear so many layers of clothing?

They were worried about being cold during the walk.
They were bringing extra garments for the Van Daan family.
They could bring into hiding only what they could carry.
They did not want to leave anything behind that could get stolen.

HELP PLS WILL MARK BRAINLIEST!
Which statement best explains how paragraph 3 makes the essay clearer?
A. It summarizes the main points about volcano safety that are
explored elsewhere.
B. It informs readers about the most dangerous volcanoes so that
readers can visit them.
C. It explains how to find out if readers are likely to experience a
volcano.
D. It elaborates on the author's point of view about why volcanoes
are a serious danger.

Why does the narrator say, ―There was an iciness, a sinking, a sickening of the heart—an unredeemed dreariness of thought which no goading of the imagination could torture into aught of the sublime‖?

Need help ASAP!!!Which evidence in Passage 1 provides the
WEAKEST support for the author's claims?
The explorer Erik the Red called the area he
would help settle Greenland.
The Norse came to Greenland at the start of
the Medieval Warm Period.
Cooler weather in Greenland likely made it
harder for the Norse to grow enough food.
Scientists found temperatures in Greenland
fell by several degrees over a few decades.

1) Excerpt from Norse Mythology Part B Kate McConnaughey

The pleasure of all living things in Baldur’s presence means the happiness that the sunlight brings. The sorrow of all living things at his death means the gloom of northern countries when winter comes.

Which, if any, is the BEST way to improve these sentences from the passage?
A) Leave as is.
B) The pleasure of all living things in Baldur’s presence means the happiness that the sunlight brings; The sorrow of all living things at his death means the gloom of northern countries when winter comes.
C) The pleasure of all living things in Baldur’s presence means the happiness that the sunlight brings, the sorrow of all living things at his death means the gloom of northern countries when winter comes.
D) The pleasure of all living things in Baldur’s presence, means the happiness that the sunlight brings. The sorrow of all living things at his death means the gloom of northern countries when winter comes.

2) In my class, we go to the library once a week. The librarian's name is Mrs. Bigham, and she's really nice. She reads us stories, and she also points out the different areas of the library. Some shelves are filled with picture books, and others are either storybooks or information books. We learned the rules of the library, and next week we get to check out a book for the first time.

Which sentence provides the BEST conclusion to the paragraph?
A) Some of my friends don't really like to read, but I certainly do.
B) I've never really liked reading books that are filled with science facts.
C) I sometimes also go to the public library after school to check out books.
D) I can't wait to pick out a new book to read when we visit the library again!

3) Which detail would be the MOST helpful in supporting a report on how eating out at restaurants too often can be unhealthy?
A) Some restaurants make most of their money off selling over-priced drinks to customers.
B) The location of a restaurant is often the most important part of its success or failure.
C) Most restaurants use a lot of sugar in their food which can lead to later weight issues.
D) Some of the most popular restaurants in the United States are Burger King, McDonald's, and Wendy's.

4) As I finished my dance, the audience jumped to their feet and began to clap. “That was great, Marcie!” a freshman yelled. ”You’re amazing!” screamed another. My face beamed and I took a bow before I floated off the stage.

Which sentence provides the BEST conclusion to this narrative paragraph?
A) "What time is practice tomorrow?" I asked my dance coach.
B) "I can't wait until next year's talent show!" I told Caroline.
C) "I hope I didn't leave anything on stage!" I exclaimed to my teacher.
D) "I wonder how many people were in the audience." I whispered to Mr. Evans.

5) In an essay on effective methods of stress relief that uses this chart for support, which sentence would be the best concluding statement?
A) Men typically experience more stress than women.
B) Neither men nor women experience an inordinate amount of stress.
C) Women, on average, are able to manage their stress better than men.
D) Both men and women should seek activities that help them lower their stress levels.

6) Excerpt from I Have A Dream Martin Luther King, Jr.

3 But one hundred years later, the Negro still is not free. One hundred years later, the life of the Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination. One hundred years later, the Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity. One hundred years later, the Negro is still languishing in the corners of American society and finds himself an exile in his own land. So we have come here today to dramatize a shameful condition.

In paragraph 3, which rhetorical technique is being used to add emphasis?
A) overstatement
B) understatement
C) parallel structure
D) rhetorical question

help fast 13 piont and make you brainly list but you have to answer all

1) Which sentence uses negatives correctly?


a)Cameron, don't bother with the next chapter yet.

b)She said she wasn't never babysitting them again.

c)Doesn't the library have no prints of famous paintings?

d)Nobody hardly never sees them here.

2)Which sentence uses the word good correctly?


a)Ivan and Mel are good musicians.


b)My uncle is doing so good in his writing class.


c)Henry drove good even though it was snowing.


d)My class does good when we have a substitute.

3)Which word is misspelled?


a)natural


b)rooves


c)obeyed


d)irrational

4)Read the spelling pattern rule.

When adding a suffix to a base word that ends in –e, drop the e first. Examples include education and salivation.

Which word does not follow the spelling pattern rule?


a)natural


b)educateing


c)amazing


d)curable

5)Read the spelling pattern rule.

Most words that end with x are made plural by adding -es.

Which word does not follow this spelling pattern rule?


a)boxs

b)relaxes

c)foxes

d)taxes

Which type of conflict is portrayed in the excerpt from "Rules of the Game" by Amy Tan? I walked into the room

(live) in Istanbul for ten
At this time next yearl
Vears
By the time we get home they
(plav) football for
(dance) for an hour at mine o'clock
learn Enes for ten vears bw the end of this vear

Can someone please restate this claim in their own words? I'll give brainliest!

Please help!!!!

Read the sentence

By midnight, his bed was calling his name,
Which sentence rewrites the same statement using literal language?

24.
Read the following quotation.


Is it necessary to have lived a certain number of years to be considered mature? Think carefully about this question.

Write an essay stating your opinion on whether maturity is dependent on a person’s age.

Be sure to —

• state your position clearly
• use appropriate organization
• provide specific support for your argument
• choose your words carefully
• edit your writing for grammar, mechanics, and spelling

6th grade ela help me please :((

What is the resolution of the book The Black Boy

31) Match each example with its form of figurative language.
The army brought peace.
oxymoron
personification
synecdoche
understatement
symbol

which sector had the highest allocation as per budget dimension?​

Why does the author describe both the postive and negative reactions of autistic children to the robot Bandit?

A.
The author hope to prove that the robot cannot be used in certain situations.

B.
The author wants to explain why some children played with Bandid and some seemed uncomfortable and moved away.

C.
The author wants to show the difference between how children and adults reacted to Bandit

D.
The author is suggesting why and how Bandit can be improved

The shortest unit of sound is the!
word
syllable
stanza
onomatopoeia

The picture shows a balloon after it was rubbed with wool. When the balloon touched the wall, it stayed there. What is the best explanation for the balloon staying on the wall?

Nadia is writing a report about the increase of cell phone use in the United States.
Which source is the most reliable?
1. An online article that includes a recent study by a well known American university

2. An online news article titled “Get Off the Phone” published by an organization called NoPhonz

3. An online article titled “Making More Calls” written by Jane Smith, the owner of a cell phone company

4. A personal Web site about cell phone use that contains articles, charts, and graphs but no bibliography

Identify the voice in the following sentence. I am interested in applying for a job.​

"I am happy to announce our next act, a song by Armand Krishnan," Mrs. Miller said cheerfully. Of course, no one felt cheerful over the next few seconds. The auditorium speakers erupted in a high-pitched squeal that made everyone wince.


What should Armand do to more clearly establish the narrative’s point of view?


-use details to better describe what Mrs. Miller is thinking and feeling

-create a more lengthy dialogue between Mrs. Miller and the audience

-include his own thoughts and feelings by using the pronouns "I" and "me"

-add in some of his brainstorming notes with detailed ideas for the story


Im so confused???!!! pls help!

In ‘London’, how does William Blake present the people as suffering?
please help ASAP will give brainliest

what do you feel about the writers negative stand about children using social media?​

Halp its the last 2 questions- AAAAAA³

What conclusion can you make based on the
information in the text?
I was left alone in the room for M-E-N. I examined it with
great care - the smooth enamel bowl with water in the
bottom, the wooden lid with a large hole that looked like
a horse collar, the small brown box up near the ceiling,
the chain hanging from it. Pressed for time I finally
decided it was safe enough to try.
The author grew up in a home that had modern
plumbing
O The author was not familiar with a modern public
toilet
O Details about how things worked were not important
to the author

Complete the sentences

Which text feature would you use to find the names of all chapters in a book and the pages where they started?
A
a heading
B
captions
с
the table of contents
D
the glossary

Frederick Douglass's autobiography depicts the demeaning effect of slavery on both slaves and slave owners in order to convince which group to share the author's position?


abolitionists

people without strong views on slavery

foreign government officials

his fellow slaves

Which rhetorical device refers to logic?

A. Logos
B. Pathos
C. Ethos

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What influenced Collins when she was choosing an area in which to work in the corps in "Eileen Collins—NASA's First Female Shuttle Commander to Lead Next Shuttle Mission"?


A. She received input about positions she would be best suited to take from her mentors.


B. She followed the path of her training and advanced within her field through hard work.


C. She created a new position for herself that best suited the skills she already had.


D. She considered the jobs of other astronauts and chose the one she thought was the most exciting.