Read the last stanza from "Night." O night, you take the petals of the roses in your hand, but leave the stark core of the rose to perish on the branch. The words “stark” and “perish” evoke a sense of
Which feature of imagist poetry is found in "Night"?
Read the stanza from "Night." O night, you take the petals of the roses in your hand, but leave the stark core of the rose to perish on the branch . What does the word “stark” mean in this stanza?
Which line from “We Wear the Mask” best conveys the idea that some people are forced to hide their suffering?
In “We Wear the Mask,” how does the poet use irony to reject the romantic notion of idealism?
What does the speaker observe in "London's Summer Morning"?
Read the excerpt from "Why I Wrote 'The Yellow Wallpaper.'" This wise man put me to bed and applied the rest cure, to which a still-good physique responded so promptly that he concluded there was nothing much the matter with me, and sent me home with solemn advice to “live as domestic a life as far as possible,” to “have but two hours’ intellectual life a day,” and “never to touch pen, brush, or pencil again” as long as I lived. What social attitude of Gilman’s era does this excerpt best demonstrate?
Read the excerpt from "Why I Wrote 'The Yellow Wallpaper.'" This wise man put me to bed and applied the rest cure, to which a still-good physique responded so promptly that he concluded there was nothing much the matter with me, and sent me home with solemn advice to “live as domestic a life as far as possible,” to “have but two hours’ intellectual life a day,” and “never to touch pen, brush, or pencil again” as long as I lived. Why was Gilman advised “never to touch pen, brush, or pencil again”?
What is the purpose of the first paragraph of this section of the Iroquois Constitution?
Read the excerpt from the Iroquois Constitution . There are now the Five Nations Confederate Lords standing with joined hands in a circle. This signifies and provides that should any one of the Confederate Lords leave the council and this Confederacy his crown of deer's horns, the emblem of his Lordship title, together with his birthright, shall lodge on the arms of the Union Lords whose hands are so joined. He forfeits his title and the crown falls from his brow but it shall remain in the Confederacy. In this excerpt, the word “lodge” helps the readers understand that
Read this quotation from the Iroquois Constitution. A further meaning of this is that if any time any one of the Confederate Lords choose to submit to the law of a foreign people he is no longer in but out of the Confederacy, and persons of this class shall be called “They have alienated themselves.” Likewise such persons who submit to laws of foreign nations shall forfeit all birthrights and claims on the Five Nations Confederacy and territory. According to this quotation, the Lords of the Five Nations Confederacy must
Read the excerpt from the Iroquois Constitution . You, the Five Nations Confederate Lords, be firm so that if a tree falls on your joined arms it shall not separate or weaken your hold. How does the figurative language in this sentence support the purpose of the passage?
Which excerpt best reflects the central idea of the “Official Symbolism” excerpt from the Iroquois Constitution?
Read the excerpt from the Iroquois Constitution . As the five arrows are strongly bound this shall symbolize the complete union of the nations. Thus are the Five Nations united completely and enfolded together, united into one head, one body and one mind. Therefore they shall labor, legislate and council together for the interest of future generations. What is the connotation of the word “enfolded”?
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?
Which element of informational text is most represented in this passage?
Read the excerpt from part 2 of "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge." The lady had now brought the water, which the soldier drank. He thanked her ceremoniously, bowed to her husband and rode away. An hour later, after nightfall, he repassed the plantation, going northward in the direction from which he had come. He was a Federal scout. Based on the excerpt, which is the most reasonable plot prediction?
Which excerpt from "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" best supports the theme that a person cannot escape reality through fantasy?
Which sentence makes the best use of a transitional word or phrase?
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