Read the paragraph.To Aiden, spring seemed like a volcano. For long stretches, the ground lay quiet. Then, all of a sudden, new plants began erupting from the ground, completely taking over the empty soil and covering it in shades of green. Next, the trees went from totally barren to suddenly bursting with new buds on every limb.Which statement best explains the meaning of the analogy?
Read the paragraph.With a steady rhythm, Celia put one foot in front of the other and continued up the steep trail. Her feet ached and the muscles in her legs groaned, but still, she climbed. Her footsteps kept time like a drum and the reliable up-and-down movement inched her forward. One step, two steps, three steps, four. All she had to do was stick to the beat and keep walking.How does the analogy impact the meaning of the sentences?
Read the excerpt from The Time Traveler's Guide to Elizabethan England.These [the miracle plays] go out of favor when the privy council decrees that they are too close to Catholicism and should stop. Those at York cease in 1569. In Chester the citizens defy the privy council and continue performing their play about Noah’s Flood well into the 1570s. The Coventry mystery plays are finally suppressed in 1579, so this is the town to visit if you want to catch one later in the reign. The Guary miracle play in Cornwall continues for some years but is so amateurish it can hardly be seen as a threat.
Read the excerpt from Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.Yet Arthur would not eat until they were all served.He seemed full of the joy of youth, almost a boy.He was happy with his life; he cared littleFor lying in bed or sitting still for a long time,His young blood so stirred him and his wild brain.And there was a custom, besides, that he meant to keep,That he had assumed in his noble way: he would not eatOn such a holiday until he had been toldA tale all new of some wonderful event . . .
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