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Read the excerpt from "An Irish Airman Foresees His Death."I know that I shall meet my fate Somewhere among the clouds above; Those that I fight I do not hate Those that I guard I do not love; My country is Kiltartan Cross, My countrymen Kiltartan's poor, No likely end could bring them loss Or leave them happier than before.Read the excerpt from "Do not go gentle into that good night."Do not go gentle into that good night,Old age should burn and rave at close of day;Rage, rage against the dying of the light.Though wise men at their end know dark is right,Because their words had forked no lightning theyDo not go gentle into that good night.Good men, the last wave by, crying how brightTheir frail deeds might have danced in a green bay,Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

The refrains of "An Irish Airman Foresees His Own Death" stress that life and death are balanced, while the parallel structure of "Do not go gentle into that good night" stresses that men of all ages should fight against their oncoming demise.

The repetitions and refrains in both excerpts develop the theme that death cannot be avoided, no matter how hard one struggles against it.

Both the parallel structure in the excerpt of "An Irish Airman Foresees His Own Death" and the repetition in the excerpt from "Do not go gentle into that good night" emphasize the inevitability of death.

The parallelism in "An Irish Airman Foresees His Death" emphasizes the idea that the speaker identifies himself as an Irishman, while the refrains in "Do not go gentle into that good night" emphasize the speaker’s vehement opposition to death.

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Look at the poster.

It presents the positive association that everyone who purchases the radio will have years of happiness.

It indicates that celebrities who own the radio have achieved years of happiness—and the viewer can have the same.

It uses the bandwagon technique by expressing to the viewer that others who own the radio have achieved years of happiness.

It reminds them of the past by highlighting the ways in which the radio gives people years of happiness.

Which line most directly states the speaker’s feelings in "Song VII" by Rabindranath Tagore?

“She has no pride of dress and decoration.”

“their jingling would drown thy whispers.”

“My poet’s vanity dies in shame before thy sight.”

“like a flute of reed for thee to fill with music.”

Which is an example of statistical evidence?

Studies show only 12% of Americans watched the president’s latest press conference.

Senator Smith used the phrase “water under the bridge” in her speech.

General Taylor’s speech was canceled due to dangerous weather conditions.

Think about what would happen if all citizens watched the upcoming political debate.

most

The advertisement for Clover Breads is meant to appeal to peoples’ sense of nostalgia, showing images of people enjoying different products made by Clover Breads.

The advertisement for Clover Breads aims to force parents to develop a sense of nostalgia, remembering a time when they enjoyed making sandwiches after school.

The advertisement for Clover Breads includes images meant to evoke a sense of nostalgia in parents who at one time enjoyed this brand of bread, and may want to feed it to their children.

The advertisement for Clover Breads shows a group of students in the 1970s carefully spreading peanut butter onto slices of bread and then enjoying the sandwiches they made.

Read the sentence.Michael Jordan, the basketball player, won six championships for the Chicago Bulls.

an independent clause.

a nonrestrictive phrase.

a restrictive phrase.

a dependent clause.

informentertainpersuadeprovide humor

inform

entertain

persuade

provide humor

Read the sentence.We’re performing a scene from my favorite book (the second in the trilogy).

The writer correctly uses parentheses to de-emphasize a nonrestrictive element in the sentence.

The writer incorrectly uses parentheses to emphasize a restrictive element in the sentence.

The writer incorrectly uses parentheses to set off a restrictive element in the sentence.

The writer correctly uses parentheses to modify a nonrestrictive element in the sentence.

Read the sentence.We’re not sure if the tickets are for the preview night, the opening night, this weekend or next week.

Both commas should be deleted.

There should be a colon after “for.”

The commas should be replaced by semicolons.

There should be a comma after “weekend.”

Read the excerpt from "An Irish Airman Foresees His Death."My country is Kiltartan Cross, My countrymen Kiltartan's poor, No likely end could bring them loss Or leave them happier than before.

The parallelism emphasizes the speaker's Irish nationality.

The parallelism emphasizes the speaker's wish to die.

The parallelism emphasizes the speaker's fear of death.

The parallelism emphasizes the speaker's lack of patriotism.

Read the excerpt from "Politics and the English Language" by George Orwell.Defenseless villages are bombarded from the air, the inhabitants driven out into the countryside, the cattle machine-gunned, the huts set on fire with incendiary bullets: this is called pacification. Millions of peasants are robbed of their farms and sent trudging along the roads with no more than they can carry: this is called transfer of population or rectification of frontiers. People are imprisoned for years without trial, or shot in the back of the neck or sent to die of scurvy in Arctic lumber camps: this is called elimination of unreliable elements. Such phraseology is needed if one wants to name things without calling up mental pictures of them.

He rewrites some of the political titles given in difficult situations.

He rewrites a political article that uses unclear language.

He provides examples of abstract titles given to difficult political situations.

He provides examples of simple explanations for political situations.

What effects can apostrophe have on a poem? Choose four answers.It gives the speaker a voice.It connects the reader to the speaker’s message.It gives the poem a detached effect.It makes an imagined addressee feel present.It gives the poem a personalized effect.

It gives the speaker a voice.

It connects the reader to the speaker’s message.

It gives the poem a detached effect.

It makes an imagined addressee feel present.

It gives the poem a personalized effect.

Read the excerpt from "Do not go gentle into that good night."Wild men who caught and sang the sun in flight,And learn, too late, they grieved it on its way,Do not go gentle into that good night.Grave men, near death, who see with blinding sightBlind eyes could blaze like meteors and be gay,Rage, rage against the dying of the light.And you, my father, there on the sad height,Curse, bless, me now with your fierce tears, I pray.Do not go gentle into that good night.Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

The refrains highlight the love between a father and a son.

The refrains reveal that the speaker will soon pass away.

The refrains emphasize the importance of resisting death.

The refrains reinforce the inevitability of death for everyone.

Read the excerpt from a poem a student wrote.I saw a man who had a dog.She wanted nothing that I had.I saw a woman with a frogShe smiled but seemed a little sad.I wonder if I'll ever know,I wonder if I'll ever see,Where man and woman had to go,If man and woman would be _________.

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find

bow

bad

Which statement best describes how the topic of death is treated differently in "An Irish Airman Foresees His Death" and "Do not go gentle into that good night"?

While the speaker of "An Irish Airman Foresees His Death" regards death as painful and sad, the speaker of "Do not go gentle into that good night" believes death leads to a blissful afterlife.

While the speaker of "An Irish Airman Foresees His Death" regards death in combat as an act of bravery, the speaker of "Do not go gentle into that good night" believes that all deaths are acts of bravery.

While the speaker of "An Irish Airman Foresees His Death" regards death as unfair, the speaker of "Do not go gentle into that good night" believes one should accept the end when it comes.

While the speaker of "An Irish Airman Foresees His Death" regards death as inevitable, the speaker of "Do not go gentle into that good night" believes one should struggle to stay alive.

A rebuttal explains why a counterclaim is

correct.

flawed.

important.

interesting.

Read the sentence.The advertisement suggests that other brands of microwaves are not as fast or cost effective.

large

useful

advanced

efficient

Read the passage from "To Autumn."Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, Close bosom-friend of the maturing sun;Conspiring with him how to load and bless With fruit the vines that round the thatch-eves run;To bend with apples the moss’d cottage-trees, And fill all fruit with ripeness to the core

The author uses metaphor and simile to compare autumn to various elements found in nature.

The author uses apostrophe to help the reader form an objective, detached view of autumn.

The author uses a simple, logical style to explain to the reader what autumn is really like.

The author uses imagery and personification to make autumn seem friendly and generous to the reader.

Rhyming "fruitfulness" and "bless" suggests a need for religion during the autumn harvest.

Rhyming "sun" and "run" issues a warning about how dangerous autumn can be.

Rhyming "fruitfulness" and "bless" emphasizes the positive aspects of autumn.

Rhyming "sun" and "run" stresses the importance of spending time outside in autumn.

Read the passage from "To Autumn."Where are the songs of Spring? Ay, where are they? Think not of them, thou hast thy music too,—

does not use rhyme in its structure.

shows several speakers’ questions.

describes a single speaker’s feelings.

has no definite rhythm in its structure.

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