What theme is developed in this passage from "Song of Myself"?

a distrust of individualism

the inability to find inner truth

people's failure to connect with one another

the poet's unity with the natural world

To his eyes the vase had been perfect, its width half its height, its curves like those of a flower petal. This sentence contains a example of which literary device?

Describe the setting. How does it play into the tone of the poem?

Read the two sentences. The librarian read a story to the children. The librarian clearly and cheerfully read a story to the children. Which kind of phrase (s) was added to the first sentence to make the second sentence? A. prepositional phrase B.

In the second paragraph, which word could replace ignorant to provide a more positive connotation?

What is symbolic speech? A. an action that expresses an idea or opinion B. the act of peaceful protest C. the publication of an article despite prior restraint D. an idea or opinion expressed through comparison to something else

Which is a run-on sentence? a. Keys are made for each lock, yet many keys look the same. b. Apples are generally red, but there are some golden varieties. c. Sailboats use wind power, but many sailboats also have a motor. d.

What values or morals do you think Jonas's parents have from the book The Giver? What evidence from the text supports this?

If you're on Agamemnon's side, who is the antagonist? Achaians Apollo Achilles Chyseis

Though confident in his own innocence, Randall was disheartened to find that this venal character would be serving as judge over his trial. Based on the sentence, the word venal most likely means:

In context, which is the best version of the underlined portion of sentence 1 (reprinted below) ? Ridge Boulevard and Sherman Avenue, two of our city's busiest thoroughfares, these streets cross very close to Spaulding Park. a.