Which of the following was probably not a stock phrase in eighteenth-century poetry?

a) verdant mead

b) checkered shade

c) simian rivalry

d) shining sword

e) bounding main

Read the passage from the iliad. thus he spoke, and they all held their peace, till menelaus of the loud battle-cry addressed them. "and now," he said, "hear me too, for it is i who am the most aggrieved.

What effect does Hemingway's limited use of adjectives have?

Rules of the game dramatic irony

In which of the following sentences do the subject and verb agree? A. Susan said that measles are the worst disease that she's ever had. B. Today's news are all bad. C. Civics are the hardest subject that I am taking this year. D.

Which of the following is a poor habit that can negatively affect your posture? A. Getting enough sleep each night B. Having good self-esteem C. Performing stretching exercises D. Slouching while you sit in your desk

Read the passage. It begins when people leave the crowded city and move to a rural area. They build a new community and more people move in. Development follows until most of the land has been used. Then citizens organize to stop the development.

Read the excerpt from "The Mâori: Genealogies and Origins in New Zealand" and answer the question that follows. We were the elements of nature, but there was not yet any world for us to live in.

Who was the Welsh cleric who lived from ca. 1100 to 1155 and wrote "The Prophecies of Merlin", the poetic "Life of Merlin", and the "History of the Kings of Britain", which contains the earliest full account of King Arthur's life as well as some of

Read the following sentence. Decide if the verb is used as transitive or intransitive. Denise slipped on the ice patch behind her garage. transitive intransitive

Bernard is driving late at night down a narrow road when a deer runs across the road. Bernard doesn't have time to avoid the deer and hits it. His windshield gets smashed and his bumper is partially ripped off, but Bernard is okay.