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Where does the volta occur in English and Italian sonnets?

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It comes right after the final sestet in both English sonnets and Italian sonnets.
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It comes right after the first quatrain in both English sonnets and Italian sonnets.
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It occurs before the final couplet in English sonnets and before the sestet in Italian sonnets.
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It occurs before the first quatrain in English sonnets and before the octave in Italian sonnets.
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domainstyletonetopic

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domain
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style
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tone
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topic
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Read the first four lines of Shakespeare’s "Sonnet 71.”No longer mourn for me when I am deadThan you shall hear the surly sullen bellGive warning to the world that I am fledFrom this vile world, with vilest worms to dwell:Now read the first four lines of Donne’s "Holy Sonnet 10.”Death, be not proud, though some have called theeMighty and dreadful, for thou art not so;For those, whom thou think’st thou dost overthrow,Die not, poor Death, nor yet canst thou kill me.

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anger.
B
death.
C
music.
D
power.
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Read the excerpt from The Time Traveler’s Guide to Elizabethan England.Sir Thomas Elyot is worth listening to on this subject. Although he is a layman and not a physician, his book, The Castel of Health, proves hugely influential—it goes into its sixteenth edition in 1595. He declares that mutton is the most wholesome meat you can eat and that fish is not so good because it thins the blood. He also thinks that spices and vegetables are bad for you.

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The author wants to describe the time period accurately.
B
The author wants to create a convincing argument.
C
The author wants to present factual information effectively.
D
The author wants to help the reader relate to the subject thoughtfully.
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Read the excerpt from Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.The men charged in tournaments again and again,Noble knights jousting in high spirits;Then they rode to the court and danced to carols,And the feast went on like that a full fifteen days,With all the food and entertainment anyone could imagine.The laughter and merrymaking were a glory to hear . . .

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They fight ruthlessly.
B
They celebrate festively.
C
They are devout Christians.
D
They are boastful and vain.
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A chronological text structure presents events

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from least important to most important.
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in a random, unorganized way.
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in the order in which they occur.
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from most important to least important.
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Read the excerpt from The Time Traveler's Guide to Elizabethan England.When the trumpets sound, most people quieten down, waiting for the play to begin. If you are sitting in the gallery you will have a clear view of the stage as it projects out from the far side of the round enclosure. Leading actors will come right out along this platform and deliver their soliloquies directly to the crowd. So too will a clown like Will Kempe, when he wishes to extemporize and make "a scurvy face.” There are two large columns, both elaborately painted, which support the roof that covers the back of the stage.

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The author uses a serious tone and a third-person point of view to effectively describe the experience.
B
The author uses descriptive details and a first-person point of view to effectively describe the experience.
C
The author uses a critical tone and a third-person point of view to effectively describe the experience.
D
The author uses descriptive details and a second-person point of view to effectively describe the experience.
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Read the excerpt from The Time Traveler's Guide to Elizabethan England.People believe that the balance of the humors is also upset by eating too much or too little of something. As noted in the previous chapter, Thomas Elyot believes that fish and fresh fruit are bad for you, and that white bread is more nutritious than bread with the bran. William Horman maintains that drinking cold liquids after prolonged activity is very dangerous for the health. Richard Carew states that the "eating of fish, especially newly taken and of the livers, gives rise to leprosy.” Although you will know that brown bread is more nutritious than white, and that fish does not cause leprosy, you will probably agree with the general idea—that what you ingest affects your health.

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It details how diet could disrupt the balance of humors.
B
It explains that fresh fish may cause liver disease.
C
It discourages the use of cold liquids after activity.
D
It recommends eliminating fresh fruit from a healthy diet.
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Central idea: People in Utopia care about the common good.

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Extra food and resources are given to poor communities.
B
More wrote Utopia to encourage more equality in society.
C
Slavery shows that not everyone in Utopia is treated equally.
D
Gold and silver chains are worn by enslaved people in Utopia.
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guesstheoryinferencestatement

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guess
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theory
C
inference
D
statement
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Read the excerpt from Queen Elizabeth's Response to Parliament's Request That She Marry.As I have good cause, so do I give you all my hearty thanks for the good zeal and loving care you seem to have, as well towards me as to the whole estate of your country.

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encouraging an emotional response from the audience.
B
establishing her credibility as a capable leader.
C
providing a logical reason for trusting her leadership skills.
D
demonstrating her ability to speak persuasively.
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Read the excerpt from The Time Traveler's Guide to Elizabethan England.Simon Forman, who does attend plague sufferers, is a rare exception: this is because he has himself survived the disease and believes he cannot catch it again. However, his remedy amounts to little more than avoiding eating onions and keeping warm. He has a recipe for getting rid of the plague sores that will afflict you afterward if you survive the disease; but that is a very big "if.” It seems the best advice is provided by Nicholas Bownd in his book Medicines for the Plague: "In these dangerous times God must be our only defense.”

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Keeping warm and eating onions was the only way to avoid the plague. This treatment was recommended by Nicholas Bownd.
B
Some Elizabethans believed that diet caused the plague. Nicholas Bownd suggested praying to God as the only cure.
C
Writer Simon Forman believed that God was the only answer to the plague. He survived the disease and ate warm onions to treat his sores.
D
While doctors like Simon Forman tried to help, others such as Nicholas Bownd relied on their faith in God.
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Read the excerpts from Queen Elizabeth's speeches.Which best describes a difference in the types of rhetorical appeals used by Queen Elizabeth in these excerpts from her Address to the Troops at Tilbury and Response to Parliament's Request That She Marry?

Question illustration
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When speaking to her troops, Queen Elizabeth appeals to logos to convince the troops of her capabilities as a leader. When speaking to Parliament, Queen Elizabeth appeals to pathos to make members feel ashamed of their request.
B
When speaking to her troops, Queen Elizabeth appeals to pathos to convince the troops of her capabilities as a leader. When speaking to Parliament, Queen Elizabeth appeals to logos to make members feel ashamed of their request.
C
When speaking to her troops, Queen Elizabeth appeals to logos to inspire and encourage her army. When speaking to Parliament, Queen Elizabeth appeals to pathos to provide rational explanations that convince lawmakers.
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When speaking to her troops, Queen Elizabeth appeals to pathos to inspire and encourage her army. When speaking to Parliament, Queen Elizabeth appeals to logos to provide rational explanations that convince lawmakers.
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Which details give explicit examples of starvation during Elizabethan times? Select 5 options.

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A miller’s daughter dies in her bed, weakened from lack of food.
B
A beggar boy from the Scottish Borders is found writhing in agony in the road and dies soon afterward “in great misery.”
C
Another “poor, hunger-starved beggar boy” is found in the street and carried into a house, where he dies.
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A four-year-old local boy dies “for want of food and means,” as does his mother.
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You hear the story of a man leaving his home and walking hundreds of miles in search of work or food and returning after a couple of months with sufficient money only to find that his wife and children have all since died.
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Now you can see why so many people living in Kent in the 1590s walked there, as we have seen in Chapter Two.
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Read the excerpt from The Time Traveler’s Guide to Elizabethan England.The following examples show how famine hits the Cumberland parish of Greystoke. Here "a poor fellow destitute of succor” is found in the highway and is carried to the constable’s house, where he dies. A miller’s daughter dies in her bed, weakened from lack of food. A beggar boy from the Scottish Borders is found writhing in agony in the road and dies soon afterward "in great misery.” Another "poor, hunger-starved beggar boy” is found in the street and carried into a house, where he dies. A widow is discovered dead in a barn. A four-year-old local boy dies "for want of food and means,” as does his mother. A total of sixty-two people die in Greystoke in just one year—during which time the parish sees no marriages and only three children conceived. You hear the story of a man leaving his home and walking hundreds of miles in search of work or food and returning after a couple of months with sufficient money only to find that his wife and children have all since died.

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death from starvation was common in Elizabethan England.
B
very few people died of starvation in Elizabethan England.
C
communities were shocked by the deaths from starvation.
D
communities tried to prevent the deaths from starvation.

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