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RCMultiple Choice

Pronoun Agreement and Reference — Cumulative exam

Question 9 • Second Semester English 11

Read the excerpt from Walden by Henry David Thoreau.This was an airy and unplastered cabin, fit to entertain a travelling god, and where a goddess might trail her garments. The winds which passed over my dwelling were such as sweep over the ridges of mountains, bearing the broken strains, or celestial parts only, of terrestrial music. The morning wind forever blows, the poem of creation is uninterrupted; but few are the ears that hear it. Olympus is but the outside of the earth every where.

Answer
A
It supports pathos by highlighting how heavenly his surroundings are.
B
It supports pathos by describing how luxuriously furnished his home is.
C
It supports ethos by proving how informed he is about religion.
D
It supports logos by showing nature’s harsh impact on the author’s home.
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