Read the poem "City Trees" by Edna St. Vincent Millay.The trees along this city street,Save for the traffic and the trains,Would make a sound as thin and sweetAs trees in country lanes. And people standing in their shadeOut of a shower, undoubtedlyWould hear such music as is madeUpon a country tree. Oh, little leaves that are so dumbAgainst the shrieking city air,I watch you when the wind has come,—I know what sound is there.What is the central idea of this poem?
Read this excerpt from a poem.The teacher called her nameThe sound was an alarmIt prickled every hairAnd jangled every nerve Which line contains a metaphor?
Which excerpt from I Never Had It Made best shows that the reader is seeing the story from Jackie Robinson’s point of view?
Which sentence uses the denotative meaning of the word bright?
Read the excerpt from "Lessons of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr."The time is now for people, of all races and backgrounds, to sound the trumpets of change. As Dr. King proclaimed, "There comes a time when people get tired of being trampled over by the iron feet of oppression."The strong language in this passage shows that Chavez wants people to
Read the excerpt from "Lessons of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr."My friends, Dr. King realized that the only real wealth comes from helping others.I challenge each and every one of you to be a true disciple of Dr. King, to be truly wealthy.I challenge you to carry on his work by volunteering to work for a just cause you believe in.Which theme does Chavez communicate in this passage?
Read this excerpt from We Beat the Street.George would not give up. "Hey, look. I really want to do this. I think we could ALL do this—the three of us—together!""Maybe," Rameck said slowly."It’s an awful long time," Sampson said with a sigh."Man, we can go to college for FREE!" George said, trying to convince them."Free is always good," Rameck said with a grin."What do we have to lose? Let’s just do the applications and see what happens," George suggested."Yeah, man—why not?" Sampson told the others. "Let’s go for it."What central idea in the story do the details in this excerpt support?
Read this paragraph.Jodi, Jan, and Seth peered out the window. They could not believe that a line was forming! Their flier had advertised tryouts for a garage band guitarist, because Epic Noise had been one musician short since their friend Zach moved to Michigan. Now it looked as though their need would be met. Eleven or twelve kids their age lined the driveway, some propping up oversize cases, and others with guitars strapped on their backs. The three hosts of the audition believed that they would find what they were listening for among the assembled crowd.Which statement best summarizes this paragraph?
Read this excerpt from an argumentative essay.A celebrity’s image is not real. It is an illusion created by makeup, publicists, professional photographers, and the media.Which answer choice provides the best evidence to support the ideas in the excerpt?
What figurative language does the narrator use to describe her life in "Mother to Son"?
Which lines from "The Courage That My Mother Had" contain a simile?
Read these stanzas from the poem "Frederick Douglass" by Paul Laurence Dunbar.A hush is over all the teeming lists,And there is pause, a breath-space in the strife;A spirit brave has passed beyond the mistsAnd vapors that obscure the sun of life.And Ethiopia, with bosom torn,Laments the passing of her noblest born. And he was no soft-tongued apologist;He spoke straight-forward, fearlessly uncowed;The sunlight of his truth dispelled the mistAnd set in bold relief each dark-hued cloud;To sin and crime he gave their proper hue,And hurled at evil what was evil's due. Thro' good and ill report he cleaved his wayRight onward, with his face set toward the heights,Nor feared to face the foeman's dread array—The lash of scorn, the sting of petty spites.He dared the lightning in the lightning's track,And answered thunder with his thunder back.How is the message of this poem similar to the poet’s message in "The Courage That My Mother Had"?
Read these stanzas from the poem "Ballad" by Paul Laurence Dunbar.I know my love is true,And oh the day is fair.The sky is dear and blue,The flowers are rich of hue,The air I breathe is rare,I have no grief or care;For my own love is true,And oh the day is fair. My love is false I find,And oh the day is dark.Blows sadly down the wind,While sorrow holds my mind;I do not hear the lark,For quenched is life's dear spark,—My love is false I find,And oh the day is dark!What is the central idea of this poem?
Langston Hughes’s poem “Dreams” praises dreams, while “Dawn in New York” praises
What is the central idea of Langston Hughes’s poem “Dreams”?
Which lines from "Dawn in New York" suggest that the morning commute is beginning?
In Langston Hughes’s poem “Dreams,” a “broken-winged bird” is a metaphor for
Which statement best describes a cause-and-effect relationship in We Beat the Street?
Read the excerpt from Sampson’s speech in We Beat the Street.Classes lasted every day until five, and after dinner they went to required tutoring sessions, where each student got help in areas of need. Their test scores began to rise. In the evening the students were required to study. No television was allowed during study hours, and bedtime was mandatory at ten P.M., which none of them liked very much."This feels like boot camp,” Sampson whispered to Rameck one night after lights out."Yeah, but it feels good, man. It’s like doing push-ups with my brain!”
Read this excerpt from We Beat the Street.They were scheduled for precalculus, biology, chemistry, computer skills, English, and critical-thinking courses. The courses were intense and demanding, with no tolerance for the sloppy work and careless attitudes of high school.
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