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Skylar Hurley

What is the effect of figures of speech in these lines from a novel?

The road ran about like a wild thing, avoiding the deep draws, crossing them where they were wide and shallow. And all along it, wherever it looped or ran, the sunflowers grew; some of them were as big as little trees, with great rough leaves and many branches which bore dozens of blossoms. They made a gold ribbon across the prairie.

(from My Antonia by Willa Cather) Personification, simile, and metaphor emphasize the narrator's feelings.

Personification and metaphor emphasize the animated quality of the landscape.

Metaphor and simile emphasize realism.

Personification emphasizes the constancy of nature.

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Ulises Bush

Describe the initial battle with "the monster." from Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea

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Papa

Which line from Swimming to Antarctica would logically lead a reader to predict that Lynne Cox's swim would be extremely difficult? A. I wondered if in thirty-two-degree water the water in my cells would freeze ... B. In the protection of the Antarctic Peninsula, the wind dropped off and the sea grew calmer. C. I knew that the weather could suddenly change and the swim would be off. D. Gabriella came in to take a core temperature; it was up to 100.4 degrees.

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Troy

In "The Bat-Poet," what does the little brown bat learn?

A.

He is most tired after he sleeps all day.

B.

He is calmest when he is entirely alone.

C.

He writes his best poetry in the barn.

D.

He is happiest when he's being creative.

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Scoobie

One day I was hanging around the campus and Chad and Tim Gray told me Dean was staying in a cold-water pad in East Harlem, the Spanish Harlem. Dean had arrived the night before, the first time in New York, with his beautiful little sharp chick Marylou; they got off the Greyhound bus at 50th Street and cut around the corner looking for a place to eat and went right in Hector's, and since then Hector's cafeteria has always been a big symbol of New York for Dean.

Which statement best describes how Kerouac's diction contributes to his writing style?

A. Kerouac uses academic terms to give his writing an intellectual quality.

B. Kerouac uses youthful slang to give his writing a rebellious quality.

C. Kerouac uses location names to give his writing a historical quality.

D. Kerouac uses abstract vocabulary to give his writing a detached quality.

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Jamir Whitaker

What does Mr. Kirn mean when he says that the invasion of privacy has been "democratized"?

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Alondra Little

Choose the sentence that has a subject complement.

a. The nurse felt my pulse.

b. I felt much better.

c. The day ended with many surprises.

d. We can't leave without seeing her

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Azul Eaton

Which statement is not an example of an effective thesis for an essay comparing two texts about the life of Abraham Lincoln?

A.

Both Davis and Kneip write about Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States.

B.

Kneip's analysis of Abraham Lincoln's role in the Civil War shows an awareness of race issues that is not present in the article by Davis.

C.

Kneip's more detailed analysis of historical documents makes her article more convincing than the one by Davis.

D.

Davis relies on the work of just one historian, which makes his article less authoritative than Kneip's.

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Holden Marshall

What is the synonyms of communities provide?

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Aditya Sims

Which of the four regions of Thailand gets the least amount of rain

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Morgan Valdez

Select the sentences that is not a run-on (or fused) sentence or a comma splice:

I am on a diet, yet I keep thinking about the chocolate cake in the kitchen

I am on a diet, I keep thinking about the chocolate cake in the kitchen.

I am on a diet I keep thinking about the chocolate cake in the kitchen.

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Kason Cantu

Which of the following is NOT an example of external conflict?

a. character vs. nature

b. character vs. character

c. character vs. society

d. character vs. self

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Jacqueline Mosley

Which of the following describes both Covey and Freeland?

A. Neither man shows any respect for slaves

B. Both men are Douglass's superiors for a time

C. Both Men are determined to "break" douglass

D. Neither man has a negative reputation.

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Alina

evidence comes from direct observation or experience?

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Alden Curry

Which passage from the story best demonstrates direct characterization? a When she came back, she was reserved and sullen in her replies. b ... Tom had a lurking dread that the Devil, after all, would have his due. c Tom Walker ... took what he considered a shortcut homeward, through the swamp. d Tom's wife was a tall termagant, fierce of temper, loud of tongue, and strong of arm.

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