What attitude toward society is best reflected by Thoreau’s actions in Walden?
Read the excerpt from "Annabel Lee," by Edgar Allan Poe.It was many and many a year ago, In a kingdom by the sea, That a maiden there lived whom you may know By the name of Annabel Lee; And this maiden she lived with no other thought Than to love and be loved by me.How does the rhythm of the excerpt support the theme of the poem?
How does Twain’s use of dialect in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn contribute to the realist nature of the novel?
Read the sentence. Open his chemistry book, Trevor knew he had a long night of studying ahead of him. Which is the best replacement for the underlined word?
Read the sentence.Since Americans are obsessed with the latest cell phones and gadgets, the government should tax technological purchases.Which word in the sentence best appeals to emotions and logic?
Read this excerpt from chapter 1 of The Scarlet Letter.The founders of a new colony, whatever Utopia of human virtue and happiness they might originally project, have invariably recognized it among their earliest practical necessities to allot a portion of the virgin soil as a cemetery, and another portion as the site of a prison.What part of the plot does this excerpt reveal?
Miguel has presented a new drawing technique to his advanced art class. Now he is preparing to present the same information to his beginner art class.
Read the excerpt from Walden. Time is but the stream I go a-fishing in. I drink at it; but while I drink I see the sandy bottom and detect how shallow it is. Its thin current slides away, but eternity remains.In the excerpt, Thoreau mostly uses imagery to illustrate
Which statement describes an example of irony from chapters 22 and 23 of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn?
Read the excerpt from Dwayne’s letter to his principal about the school’s uniform policy.I believe that high school students have the ability to follow a dress code; therefore, making us wear uniforms is ridiculous. Which is the best revision of the underlined portion of the sentence?
Which statement best describes the difference between the way the poets address their subjects in "The Author to Her Book" and "A Hymn to the Evening"?
What is the purpose of an effective conclusion?
What is the purpose of the first paragraph of this section of the Iroquois Constitution?
Read the excerpt from Poe’s "The Masque of the Red Death."But in the western or black chamber the effect of the fire-light that streamed upon the dark hangings through the blood-tinted panes, was ghastly in the extreme, and produced so wild a look upon the countenances of those who entered, that there were few of the company bold enough to set foot within its precincts at all.Which words from the excerpt most convey the mood?
Read the excerpt from Poe’s "The Masque of the Red Death."But in the western or black chamber the effect of the fire-light that streamed upon the dark hangings through the blood-tinted panes, was ghastly in the extreme, and produced so wild a look upon the countenances of those who entered, that there were few of the company bold enough to set foot within its precincts at all.What technique does Poe use to build suspense in the excerpt?
Read the excerpt from Edgar Allan Poe’s "The Masque of the Red Death."[W]hile the vast assembly, as if with one impulse, shrank from the centres of the rooms to the walls, he made his way uninterruptedly, but with the same solemn and measured step which had distinguished him from the first, through the blue chamber to the purple—through the purple to the green—through the green to the orange—through this again to the white—and even thence to the violet, ere a decided movement had been made to arrest him.What is the effect of parallelism in this excerpt?
Read the excerpt from "The Masque of the Red Death."It was then, however, that the Prince Prospero, maddening with rage and the shame of his own momentary cowardice, rushed hurriedly through the six chambers, while none followed him on account of a deadly terror that had seized upon all. He bore aloft a drawn dagger, and had approached, in rapid impetuosity, to within three or four feet of the retreating figure, when the latter, having attained the extremity of the velvet apartment, turned suddenly and confronted his pursuer.What effect does the tone of the excerpt have on the reader?
Read the third stanza of "The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls."The morning breaks; the steeds in their stallsStamp and neigh, as the hostler calls;The day returns, but nevermoreReturns the traveller to the shore, And the tide rises, the tide falls.Which statement best describes the purpose of the word “nevermore”?
Read the quotation from "That I did always love."That I did always loveI bring thee ProofThat till I lovedI never lived—Enough—What is the effect of the use of the word “enough” in this quotation?
Read the last stanza of "That I did always love."This—dost thou doubt—Sweet—Then have INothing to showBut Calvary—What does the word “Calvary” most likely suggest?
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