Which element of free verse poetry gives structure to this excerpt?

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the repetition of a vowel sound 
the repetition of a consonant sound 
the repetition of a word or phrase

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Excerpt, Theodore Roosevelt, Inaugural Address Saturday, March 4, 1905 My fellow-citizens, no people on earth have more cause to be thankful than ours, and this is said reverently, in no spirit of boastfulness in our own strength, but with gratitude to the Giver of Good who has blessed us with the conditions which have enabled us to achieve so large a measure of well-being and of happiness. To us as a people it has been granted to lay the foundations of our national life in a new continent. We are the heirs of the ages, and yet we have had to pay few of the penalties which in old countries are exacted by the dead hand of a bygone civilization. We have not been obliged to fight for our existence against any alien race; and yet our life has called for the vigor and effort without which the manlier and hardier virtues wither away. Under such conditions it would be our own fault if we failed; and the success which we have had in the past, the success which we confidently believe the future will bring, should cause in us no feeling of [vanity], but rather a deep and abiding realization of all which life has offered us; a full acknowledgment of the responsibility which is ours; and a fixed determination to show that under a free government a mighty people can thrive best, alike as regards the things of the body and the things of the soul. Much has been given us, and much will rightfully be expected from us. We have duties to others and duties to ourselves; and we can shirk neither. We have become a great nation, forced by the fact of its greatness into relations with the other nations of the earth, and we must behave as beseems a people with such responsibilities. Toward all other nations, large and small, our attitude must be one of cordial and sincere friendship. We must show not only in our words, but in our deeds, that we are earnestly desirous of securing their good will by acting toward them in a spirit of just and generous recognition of all their rights. But justice and generosity in a nation, as in an individual, count most when shown not by the weak but by the strong. While ever careful to refrain from wrongdoing others, we must be no less insistent that we are not wronged ourselves. We wish peace, but we wish the peace of justice, the peace of righteousness. We wish it because we think it is right and not because we are afraid. No weak nation that acts manfully and justly should ever have cause to fear us, and no strong power should ever be able to single us out as a subject for insolent aggression. Imagine President Roosevelt is publishing this speech in a magazine. He needs to come up with a title for it. Which of the following best represents the basic message of the speech?

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QUESTION POSTED AT 02/06/2020 - 01:54 AM

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QUESTION POSTED AT 02/06/2020 - 01:37 AM

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QUESTION POSTED AT 02/06/2020 - 01:31 AM

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QUESTION POSTED AT 02/06/2020 - 01:23 AM

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QUESTION POSTED AT 02/06/2020 - 01:23 AM

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QUESTION POSTED AT 02/06/2020 - 01:18 AM

What is the main benefit of a summary as compared to a paraphrase? A summary does not require a citation. A summary keeps the structure and sequence of the original. A summary is brief and focuses only on main ideas. A summary includes more detail than a paraphrase.

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QUESTION POSTED AT 02/06/2020 - 01:18 AM

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QUESTION POSTED AT 02/06/2020 - 01:14 AM

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QUESTION POSTED AT 02/06/2020 - 01:12 AM

Which element of a Shakespearean tragedy does Romeo represent in Act V, scene iii of Romeo and Juliet? a flawed hero a devious trickster a wise mentor a violent foil

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QUESTION POSTED AT 02/06/2020 - 01:12 AM

Read the excerpt below from the story “Subha” by Rabindranath Tagore and answer the question that follows. Once upon a time, late on a night of a full moon, she slowly opened her door and peeped out timidly. Nature, herself at full moon, like lonely Subha, was looking down on the sleeping earth. Her strong young life beat within her; joy and sadness filled her being to its brim; she reached the limits even of her own illimitable loneliness, nay, passed beyond them. Her heart was heavy, and she could not speak. At the skirts of this silent troubled Mother there stood a silent troubled girl. Which possible topic does the above excerpt address? jealousy loneliness beauty ambition

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QUESTION POSTED AT 01/06/2020 - 04:58 PM

What does the process of close reading help a reader do? understand how the story ends analyze and critique the story understand the story in just one reading understand the literary elements of the story comprehend the surface meaning of the story NextReset

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QUESTION POSTED AT 01/06/2020 - 04:54 PM

In Romeo and Juliet, act 4, scene 5, what is the literary element in the following quote? "Heaven and yourself / Had part in this fair maid; now heaven hath all / And all the better it is for the maid."

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QUESTION POSTED AT 01/06/2020 - 04:53 PM

Read the excerpt from the Joint Statement by President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill. Eighth, they believe that all of the nations of the world, for realistic as well as spiritual reasons must come to the abandonment of the use of force. Since no future peace can be maintained if land, sea or air armaments continue to be employed by nations which threaten, or may threaten, aggression outside of their frontiers, they believe, pending the establishment of a wider and permanent system of general security, that the disarmament of such nations is essential. They will likewise aid and encourage all other practicable measures which will lighten for peace-loving peoples the crushing burden of armaments. Which best describes the tone of the excerpt? untrustworthy personal formal impartial

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QUESTION POSTED AT 01/06/2020 - 04:47 PM

Read the passage from "How Should One Read a Book?” Yet few people ask from books what books can give us. Most commonly we come to books with blurred and divided minds, asking of fiction that it shall be true, of poetry that it shall be false, of biography that it shall be flattering, of history that it shall enforce our own prejudices. If we could banish all such preconceptions when we read, that would be an admirable beginning. The reader can conclude that the passage comes from a(n) biography. essay. myth. play.

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QUESTION POSTED AT 01/06/2020 - 04:45 PM

Which of the following is not a main category of poetry? A. lyric poetry B. narrative poetry C. dramatic poetry D. persuasive poetry

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QUESTION POSTED AT 01/06/2020 - 04:24 PM

My name was Tommy Stubbins, son of Jacob Stubbins, the cobbler of Puddleby-on-the-Marsh; and I was nine and a half years old. At that time Puddleby was only quite a small town. A river ran through the middle of it; and over this river there was a very old stone bridge, called Kingsbridge, which led you from the market-place on one side to the churchyard on the other. Sailing-ships came up this river from the sea and anchored near the bridge. I used to go down and watch the sailors unloading the ships upon the river-wall. The sailors sang strange songs as they pulled upon the ropes; and I learned these songs by heart. And I would sit on the river-wall with my feet dangling over the water and sing with the men, pretending to myself that I too was a sailor. For I longed always to sail away with those brave ships when they turned their backs on Puddleby Church and went creeping down the river again, across the wide lonely marshes to the sea. I longed to go with them out into the world to seek my fortune in foreign lands—Africa, India, China and Peru! When they got round the bend in the river and the water was hidden from view, you could still see their huge brown sails towering over the roofs of the town, moving onward slowly—like some gentle giants that walked among the houses without noise. What strange things would they have seen, I wondered, when next they came back to anchor at Kingsbridge! And, dreaming of the lands I had never seen, I'd sit on there, watching till they were out of sight. Part A: Which of the following best summarizes a key element of Tommy's character in the excerpt "The Cobbler's Son"? Enter your selection in blank 1 using A, B, C, or D. Tommy has a detailed knowledge of his home town. Tommy is an imaginative boy who yearns for adventure. Tommy knows more about ships than most boys his age. Tommy spends much time at the river's edge watching ships. Part B: Select one quotation that clarifies your choice in Part A. Enter your selection in blank 2 using E, F, or G. My name was Tommy Stubbins, son of Jacob Stubbins, the cobbler of Puddleby-on-the-Marsh; and I was nine and a half years old. A river ran through the middle of it; and over this river there was a very old stone bridge, called Kingsbridge And I would sit on the river-wall with my feet dangling over the water and sing with the men, pretending to myself that I too was a sailor Select one additional quotation that clarifies your choice in Part A. Enter your selection in blank 3 using H, I, or J. For I longed always to sail away with those brave ships when they turned their backs on Puddleby Church and went creeping down the river again When they got round the bend in the river and the water was hidden from view, you could still see their huge brown sails towering over the roofs of the town What strange things would they have seen, I wondered, when next they came back to anchor at Kingsbridge! Answer for Blank 1: Answer for Blank 2: Answer for Blank 3:

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QUESTION POSTED AT 01/06/2020 - 04:24 PM

Read the following excerpt from Levitt and Dubner’s Freakonomics. The data also show that smaller offices are more honest than big ones. An office with a few dozen employees generally outpays by 3 to 5 percent an office with a few hundred employees. This may seem counterintuitive. In a bigger office, a bigger crowd is bound to convene around the bagel table, providing more witnesses to make sure you drop your money in the box. But in the big-office/small-office comparison, bagel crime seems to mirror street crime. There is far less street crime per capita in rural areas than in cities, in large part because a rural criminal is more likely to be known (and therefore caught). Also, a smaller community tends to exert greater social incentives against crime, the main one being shame. Which idea from this paragraph supports the claim that “smaller offices are more honest than big ones”?

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QUESTION POSTED AT 01/06/2020 - 04:22 PM

Match each element of figurative language with its example from Kate Chopin's "The Storm. Metaphor Read Answer Items for Question 4 Simile Read Answer Items for Question 4 Imagery Read Answer Items for Question 4 Idiom Read Answer Items for Question 4 Personification Read Answer Items for Question 4 Symbolism Read Answer Items for Question 4 Hyperbole Read Answer Items for Question 4 Flashback Read Answer Items for Question 4 Foreshadowing Read Answer Items for Question 4 Answer A. They seemed to swoon together at the very borderland of life's mystery. B. Adjoining was her bed room...The door stood open. C. If this keeps up, Dieu sait if the levee's goin' to stan it! D. Then he returned to his perch on the keg and sat stolidly (unemotionally), holding the can of shrimps while the storm burst. E. If she was not an immaculate (perfect) dove in those days, she was still inviolate (untouched). F. The rain was coming down in sheets, obscuring (blocking) the view of far-off cabins and enveloping the distant wood in a gray mist. G. Oh! she remembered; for in Assumption he had kissed her and kissed and kissed her; until his senses would well nigh fail, and to save her he would resort to a desperate flight. H. Somber clouds that were rolling with sinister intention. I. Her lips were as red and moist as pomegranate seeds.

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QUESTION POSTED AT 01/06/2020 - 04:20 PM

Read these stanzas from “Robin Hood and the Beggar.” In this part of the ballad, Robin Hood’s men have found the beggar who fought with Robin Hood. The men are planning what to do with the beggar and his money. How do these stanzas fit the characteristics of a ballad? Excerpt from “Robin Hood and the Beggar” They thought they would the money take, Come after what so may: And then they would not bring him back, But in that place him slay. By that good Robin would not know That they had gotten coin; It would content him for to show That there they had him slain. A. Each stanza contains a metaphor and simile. B. A subject is given human characteristics. C. There is a refrain between stanzas. D. There is a regular rhythm and rhyme scheme.

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QUESTION POSTED AT 01/06/2020 - 04:20 PM

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QUESTION POSTED AT 01/06/2020 - 04:18 PM

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QUESTION POSTED AT 01/06/2020 - 04:15 PM

In "Speech After Being Convicted of Voting," why does Susan B. Anthony include excerpts from the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution to support her argument?

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QUESTION POSTED AT 01/06/2020 - 04:14 PM

Instructions:Select the correct answer. Which plot element refers to the events that help move the action toward a climax? A. exposition B. rising action C. falling action D. climax E. resolution

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QUESTION POSTED AT 01/06/2020 - 04:14 PM

Read Mark Twain's "Two Ways of Seeing a River." What claim does Twain make in this persuasive essay? "All the grace, the beauty, the poetry, had gone out of the majestic river! I still kept in mind a certain wonderful sunset which I witnessed when steamboating was new to me. A broad expanse of the river was turned to blood; in the middle distance the red hue brightened into gold, through which a solitary log came floating, black and conspicuous; in one place a long, slanting mark lay sparkling upon the water; in another the surface was broken by boiling, tumbling rings that were as many-tinted as an opal; where the ruddy flush was faintest was a smooth spot that was covered with graceful circles and radiating lines, ever so delicately traced; the shore on our left was densely wooded, and the somber shadow that fell from this forest was broken in one place by a long, ruffled trail that shone like silver; and high above the forest wall a clean-stemmed dead tree waved a single leafy bough that glowed like a flame in the unobstructed splendor that was flowing from the sun. There were graceful curves, reflected images, woody heights, soft distances, and over the whole scene, far and near, the dissolving lights drifted steadily, enriching it every passing moment with new marvels of coloring. I stood like one bewitched. I drank it in, in a speechless rapture. The world was new to me and I had never seen anything like this at home. But as I have said, a day came when I began to cease from noting the glories and the charms which the moon and the sun and the twilight wrought upon the river’s face; another day came when I ceased altogether to note them. Then, if that sunset scene had been repeated, I should have looked upon it without rapture and should have commented upon it inwardly after this fashion: "This sun means that we are going to have wind tomorrow; that floating log means that the river is rising, small thanks to it; that slanting mark on the water refers to a bluff reef which is going to kill somebody's steamboat one of these nights, if it keeps on stretching out like that; those tumbling 'boils' show a dissolving bar and a changing channel there; the lines and circles in the slick water over yonder are a warning that that troublesome place is shoaling up dangerously; that silver streak in the shadow of the forest is the 'break' from a new snag and he has located himself in the very best place he could have found to fish for steamboats; that tall dead tree, with a single living branch, is not going to last long, and then how is a body ever going to get through this blind place at night without the friendly old landmark?" No, the romance and beauty were all gone from the river. All the value any feature of it had for me now was the amount of usefulness it could furnish toward compassing the safe piloting of a steamboat. " -Understanding the river currents can help you to better appreciate nature. -Knowledge and experience helps you understand the value of nature. -Knowledge and experience changes your perspective toward life. -Appreciating natural beauty enhances your perspective toward life. -Understanding that a river is not all about romance and beauty makes you wise. Only one.

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QUESTION POSTED AT 01/06/2020 - 04:08 PM

Which line in this excerpt from Kurt Vonnegut's “Report on the Barnhouse Effect” indicates that the story is an example of social sci-fi? "If all I could do was make inkwells dance, I'd be tickled silly with the whole business." He shrugged disconsolately. "But I'm no toy, my boy. If you like, we can drive around the neighborhood, and I'll show you what I mean." He told me about pulverized boulders, shattered oaks, and abandoned farm buildings demolished within a fifty-mile radius of the campus. "Did every bit of it sitting right here, just thinking—not even thinking hard." He scratched his head nervously. "I have never dared to concentrate as hard as I can for fear of the damage I might do. I’m to the point where a mere whim is a blockbuster." There was a depressing pause. "Up until a few days ago, I’ve thought it best to keep my secret for fear of what it might be put to," he continued. "Now I realize that I haven’t any more right to it than a man has a right to own an atomic bomb." He fumbled through a heap of papers. "This says about all that needs to be said, I think." He handed me a draft of a letter to the Secretary of State. NextReset

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QUESTION POSTED AT 01/06/2020 - 04:03 PM

In this excerpt from Emily Dickinson's poem "Dying," what is the meaning of the word onset? I heard a Fly buzz—when I died— The Stillness in the Room Was like the Stillness in the Air— Between the Heaves of Storm— The Eyes around—had wrung them dry— And Breaths were gathering firm For that last Onset—when the King Be witnessed—in the Room— A. Arrival B. Beginning C. Creation D. Emergence

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QUESTION POSTED AT 01/06/2020 - 04:02 PM

"Was there nothing on earth could sweep this devil's spawn back into the hell from which it came?" This sentence is an example of which literary element? A. simile B. metaphor C. hyperbole D. personification

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QUESTION POSTED AT 01/06/2020 - 03:57 PM