What image is an example of Allusion?

Read the paragraph from "Myths About the Founding Fathers."

Throwing a silver dollar across a river may have been quite a feat for a young man, but there is one fact that proves this story wrong. Silver dollars didn’t exist when Washington was a boy. The legend appears to come from a story explained by his biographer (you’ll meet him in a minute). Washington grew up north of Fredericksburg, Virginia, on Ferry Farm. This is very close to the Rappahannock River. His biographer wrote that George and his friends would throw rocks across the river while waiting for the ferry. The Rappahannock was only about 300 feet wide during Washington’s time. Throwing a rock across it would have been easy.Washington grew up north of Fredericksburg, Virginia, on Ferry Farm. This is very close to the Rappahannock River. His biographer wrote that George and his friends would throw rocks across the river while waiting for the ferry. The Rappahannock was only about 300 feet wide during Washington’s time. Throwing a rock across it would have been easy.

How does this paragraph fit in the overall structure of the text?


A.It explains how stories about Washington have evolved over time.

B.It describes specific causes for a myth about Washington.

c.It compares a myth about Washington to a real story about him.

D.It describes how Washington's solution to a problem led to a made-up story about him.

Yesterdays cricket game was rained off.

In which way does poetry today resemble poetry from the 14th century ? A. Poetic devices are still rarely used B. The theme of fortune still resonates with modern audiences C. The purpose of poetry is still primarily to criticize wrongs . D. The respect for poetry is still much higher than it is for prose

The purpose of the passage is most likely to (A) describe the cultural landscape in Gulliver's Travels (B) draw a comparison between the fictional world Gulliver experienced and the similar imaginative elements of eighteenth-century London (C) point out the superfluous nature of entertainment in Swift's London (D) provide evidence that Swift's satire is derived from the natural curiosity of European royalty (E) discredit the notion that Gulliver's Travels is a wholly original work​

Dave fell asleep behind a large boulder. What woke
him up?
A. He was bitten by a snake.
B. He heard people yelling.
C. He was hungry.
D. He heard gunfire.

Read the following excerpt from Wilfred Owen's “Arms and the Boy and answer the question.
Blue with all malice, like a madman's flash ...
Which of the following literary devices is most prominent in this excerpt?
alliteration
O assonance
O consonance
O anaphora

1. What reason does Dimmesdale give for why Pearl should remain with her mother instead of being taken away by the Puritan officials?
He says the child should remain with Hester because no man has come forward to claim the girl.
He says Pearl is too wild for anyone but Hester to properly raise her.
He says Hester will become a witch like the Governor's sister if they take Pearl
He says God gave Pearl to Hester in order to lead her away from sin and toward goodness.
(The Scarlett letter)

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What statement is true?

–13 > 11
–5 > 16
–8 < –2
–1 < –19

Which of these words is not plural?
a. armories
b. armory
c. statements
d. inquiries

Based on the word root, which word means "a statement or idea of an opposing or contrary position”?

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Write a summary that expressly states the central idea or theme of the text in four or five sentences. The goal is to be as concise and direct as possible with your information. The summary should cover Chapters 29 and 30 of Journey to the Center of the Earth. You may want to begin with a pre-writing activity and make a list of all the important events, then isolate which of those are central ideas or themes that Verne is attempting to convey. Use those ideas within your text. Submit only your final summary sentences.

Find each independent clause, each dependent clause. Identify the sentence as simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex.
DO ALL SENTENCES!

1.Its proprietor, Roderick Usher, had been one of my boon companions in boyhood; but many years had elapsed since our last meeting.

2.I feel that the period will sooner or later arrive when I must abandon life and reason together.

3.If ever a mortal painted an idea, that mortal was Roderick Usher.

4.Having carefully shaded his lamp, he hurried to one of the casements and threw it freely open to the storm.

Write a letter to your friend in another country telling him or her about three plans you have after shs

TA: Which of the following best describes Jefferson's primary claim in his letter (source 1)?
A. A lack of revolutions in the early years of the United States made it difficult for the nation to
maintain the spirit of resistance that is needed in a democracy
B. A strong country is one that can prevent rebels from resisting the orders of the government.
C. Groups of citizens that are intent on rebelling cannot be trusted to make a positive contribution
to society
D. A rebellion is not a call for more governmental control, rather it is a practice exercised in a free
nation

which of the following is made up of FIBERS?
a) rope c) a coconut
b) silk d) ice

After Jonas shares his dream with his family, what does his mother describe it as? What is it called? What is their treatment for them?
-The Giver
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Read the following excerpt from Edgar Allan Poe's The Tell-Tale Heart and answer the question.
TRUE! - nervous — very, very dreadfully nervous I had been and am; but why will you say that I am mad? The
disease had sharpened my senses – not destroyed – not dulled them. Above all was the sense of hearing
acute. I heard all things in the heaven and in the earth. I heard many things in hell. How, then, am I mad?
Hearken! and observe how healthily - how calmly I can tell you the whole story.
Which of the following figures of speech is used in this line?
o hyperbole
O paradox
O pun
o understatement

Read the excerpt, spoken by Robert to Edna, from The Awakening.

“You have slept precisely one hundred years. I was left here to guard your slumbers; and for one hundred years I have been out under the shed reading a book. The only evil I couldn’t prevent was to keep a broiled fowl from drying up.”

Which best describes the underlying tone connotated by the words in the excerpt?
A insincere
B playful
C melancholy
D cynical

Which detail from the story “The Gift of the Magi” best supports the inference that Jim and Della are barely making it financially?

A: “tomorrow would be Christmas Day, and she had only $1.87 with which to buy Jim a present

B: “Now, when the income was shrunk to $20, though, they were thinking seriously of contracting to a modest and unassuming D.”

C: “A furnished flat at $8 per week. It did not exactly beggar description, but it certainly had that word lookout for the mendicancy squad”

D: “Twenty dollars a week doesn’t go far. Expenses had been greater that she had calculated. They always are”

Morning Work Test
Week #12
Name:
Date:
DOL - Correct each sentence. (English Grade:
1. this summer said jack were taking a trip to the west
2. while waiting for the Play to begin, mary said im hungry
3. in this issue if life, there is a article called collecting coins
4. because it rained we did not taked the books to the Library

Her mother was a teddy
bear and everyone loved
her. What type of figures of speech is this sentence? ​

Summarizing allows you to focus on the important information by finding the introduction, topic sentence and conclusion.


Please select the best answer from the choices provided

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Why does the PRO author introduce his
argument with the IPCC's report?
А
to shock his readers
B.
to appear authoritative
С
to frighten his readers
D
to directly address his opponent

9. This morning, Mike, the bus driver stopped the bus at the bus stop because stop by parking it because an old
lady wanted to get off out of the bus.

What is a hero, according to Unferth (at first)?

Which answer choice is the best definition of the word mortality as it is used in this sentence?

The doctor was concerned about high mortality among those with the disease.

A. degree of contagion
B. amount of pain
C. number of deaths
D. loss of vision

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The struggle to be an all American girl

Write a 100 word+ essay on how the English has change.