The following question is based on Petrarch - Sonnet 18.

When I have turned my eyes to that place
where my lady's lovely face shines,
and that light leaves me not a thought
while I burn and melt away inside,

I fear lest my heart parts from my self,
and seeing the end of my light nearing,
I go like a blind man, without light,
who knows no way to go, but must depart.

I receive so many deadly blows
I flee: but not so quickly that desire
does not come with me as is his wont.

I go silently, since one deadly word
would make men weep: and I desire
that my tears might be shed alone.

When I have turned my eyes to that placewhere my lady's lovely face shines,and that light leaves me not a thoughtwhile I burn and melt away inside,I fear lest my heart parts from my self,and seeing the end of my light nearing,I go like a blind man, without light,who knows no way to go, but must depart.I receive so many deadly blowsI flee: but not so quickly that desiredoes not come with me as is his wont.I go silently, since one deadly wordwould make men weep: and I desirethat my tears might be shed alone.
In the third stanza, what does the speaker personify?
a.
death
c.
love
b.
desire
d.
fear

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Answer 1

Answer:

b. desire.

Explanation:

Personification is a literary technique that gives human characteristics to non-human entities or ideas. In other words, when non-living things and abstract ideas are given living characteristics, that is known as personification.

In Petrarch's "Sonnet 18", the speaker talks about his love for his lady, most probably Laura, who's been the subject of all of his sonnets. And in the third stanza, we see him personifying death. He reveals, "I flee: but not so quickly that desire/does not come with me as is his wont." Here, the desire he's talking about is the desire to die, to "[see] the end of [his] light". And he's complaining that the desire to die does not come as swiftly as he had hoped, and unlike how death often happens. So, he's personifying that desire, referring it as "his".

Thus, the correct answer is option b.


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In lines 1-13 find the words that create atmosphere. What atmosphere is created before
and after Porphyria arrives?

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Answer:

Explanation:

At first, the poem's mood seems to match his (or hers), but then it breaks from the ... When Porphyria arrives, in line 6, she lights a fire, making the "cheerless

Please correct this sentence "Each of the courses I'm considering require so much work that I'm concerned about the affects all that studying will have on my health"

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Each of the courses I’m considering requires so much work, I’m sincere s about the affects all that studying will have on my health.

Internal conflict in a story refers to the struggle between:

1. two characters in a story
2. a protagonist and society
3. a character and himself
4. a character and nature

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Answer:

A character and himself.

A few lucky actors and musicians have achieved the utmost zenith of fame. Those lucky few achieve success and recognition through sheer good fortune or by using their talents. Regardless of the origin of fame, performers thrive on constantly being in the public eye. The public interest spurs on performers' success. However, fame does come with a price. Stars often yearn for privacy in their public world. Those who value their privacy find that protecting their personal lives from the media is a true task. Rabid fans yearn to learn more about their favorite stars, and the media seeks to provide more information. Therefore, famous performers must find their own balance.

Based on the passage, which of the following is an example of irony?
A.
A performer believes that protecting his or her personal life from the public is a chore.
B.
A performer gains loyal and supportive fans if he or she demonstrates some talent.
C.
A performer relies on being in the public eye for success but still yearns for privacy.
D.
A performer achieves success by using his or her talents instead of depending on luck.

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Answer:

C.  A performer relies on being in the public eye for success but still yearns for privacy.

Explanation:

The irony is when what happens is contradictory to what is expected or wanted. In other words, the irony is a rhetorical device that occurs when what one expects and wanted does not happen but rather, the contrary/opposite happens.

In the given passage about performers, the irony is that they rely on public opinion and the public's support for their success as performers. But then, they wanted privacy and to be away from the public. So, this is a complete irony in that while they desire the public for their success, they also yearn for privacy.

Thus, the correct answer is option C.

The Giver says "We gained control of many things.
But we had to let go of others." What does he mean by this?

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We gained control of many things. But we had to let go of others. The Giver explains to Jonas why their society eliminated pain. Pain means vulnerability. When we hurt, we feel powerless, because something outside our control has commandeered us.

causative have mery has cleaned the windows​

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Answer:

I had the windows cleaned. 14. I got the necklace made. 15. I had the furniture delivered. 16. I got the roof repaired.

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What is the correct spelling for the words in the sentence below?

For all his openess, Javier is usualy not very talkative about his greatnes.
openness, usualely, greatness
openness, usually, greatness
openess, usualely, greateness
openess, usually, greatness

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Answer:

The Correct spelt words are listed below;

OpennessUsuallyGreatness

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What's the main advantage of using a library to find some of your sources?

A) It may contain books on your topic, and books cover topics in much more depth than other sources.

B)It provides a quiet place for you to think about your research.

C)Some libraries have copies of newspapers and magazines from the past twenty years.

D)It may have a computer lab where you can search online for web sites with information.

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Answer:

A.

Explanation:

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Answer:It may contain books on your topic, and books cover topics in much more depth than other sources.

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Explanation:

9. How should a book's title be capitalized in a citation?

A. Capitalize every word

B. According to normal title capitalization rules

C. Capitalize only the first word

D. According to normal sentence capitalization rules

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B i think i’m not 100%
B is the answer to the question

Read this excerpt from Endgame by Samuel Beckett:
HAMM:
We're not beginning to... to... mean something?
CLOV:
Mean something! You and I mean something!
(Brief laugh.)
Ah that's a good one!
HAMM:
I wonder.
(Pause.)
Imagine if a rational being came back to earth, wouldn't
he be liable to get ideas into his head if he observed us
long enough
(Voice of rational being.)
Ah, good, now I see what it is, yes, now I understand
what they're at!
(Clov starts, drops the telescope and begins to scratch
his belly with both hands. Normal voice.)
And without going so far as that, we ourselves...
(with emotion)
...we ourselves... at certain moments...
(Vehemently.)
To think perhaps it won't all have been for nothing!

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Answer:

C. People often get laughed at for speaking up about deep ideas

Explanation:

According to the given excerpt from Endgame by Samuel Beckett, there is a conversation between Hamm and Clov where Hamm asks if they're not beginning to mean something, to which Clov scoffs and laughs at such suggestion. And with the introduction of a rational being, Clov drops his telescope and begins to ponder.

The theme the passage mostly clearly develops is that people often get laughed at for speaking up about deep ideas

Answer: People often get laughed at for speaking up about deep ideas.

Choose the meaning that gives a denotation of the word “house.”

a structure that is built from steel
a structure that is small and cute
a structure that is large and fancy
a structure that is lived in by people

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Answer:

A structure that is lived in by people

a structure that is lived in by people

in "The lord of the flies", what does the Sow's head symbolize?

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I think it’s the symbol of the dark side, evilness, & chaos on the island

Explanation:

The sow's head was known as a symbol of “ The lord of the flies” it's the symbol of the dark side, very savage, evilness and chaos civilization on the island.

how does the reference to crusoe in paragraph 1 most help stanton express her ideas about womens right

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Answer:

Its A For sure

Explanation:

An administrator of a large middle school is installing some vending machines in the school. She wants to know what type of machines would be most popular.

Give an example of a sample population the administrator could use to help answer her question.

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Answer:

the administrator could make the classes in the school take a short quiz of which one that they would rather have to get the best suited ones for the school

Explanation:

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Answer:

2. A. would have to take

3. B. is

4. D. ought to

5. C. needn't have done

6. A. should send

7.  C. is to, will have

8. B. mustn't

9. C. ought

10. C. can be done

11. B. will be able

12. C. might be

Explanation:

I have been able to fill the empty spaces with the correct answers.

We see the use of modal verbs in the sentences. Modal verbs are known to be auxiliary verbs that actually express the mood of another verb. These modal verbs are actually used to show possibility, speculation, deduction, prediction, etc.

The characteristics of an aside include that it _____. Select all that apply.

explains the movements a character makes onstage
reflects a character’s inner thoughts
is brief
is responded to by other characters

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Answer:

reflects a character’s inner thoughts

is brief

Explanation:

An Aside is a device used in plays and writing where a character makes a brief comment to the audience. The fellow actors in the play are usually unable to hear the thoughts expressed by the character aside to the audience.

The comment made by the aside could evoke laughter in the audience or make them unravel one or two mysteries in the drama. So an aside is usually brief and reveals the inner thoughts of the character.

What are the similarities between the grasshopper and the cricket (Discuss any two)? on the poem grasshopper and the cricket by Jhon Keats
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Answer:

Both the grasshopper and the cricket are poets of the earth.They both sing when everything else is silent.They each represent a season.

Explanation:

"On the Grasshopper and Cricket" is a poem by English author John Keats, one of the most prominent in the second generation of Romantic poets. Keats died at a very young age - he was only 25 when tuberculosis took his life.

The poem praises the beauty of nature by focusing on two specific insects: the grasshopper and the cricket. The speaker is fascinated by the way they both sing when nature goes silent. The grasshopper is a symbol of summer, while the cricket is a symbol of winter. They are the ones who keep "the poetry of earth" alive when it is either too hot or too cold for any other animals to move or make any noise.

"...like a terrier who doesn't want to bring a ball to its master..."

This quote is an example of:

Group of answer choices

a hyperbole

an oxymoron

a metaphor

a simile

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Answer:

A simile

Explanation:

A simile will compare two things using the phrases “like” or “as.”

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In 1933, Martin Niemöller, a leader of the Confessing Church, voted for the Nazi Party. By 1938, he was in a concentration
camp. After the war, he is believed to have said, “In Germany, the Nazis came for the Communists, and I didn't speak up
because I wasn't a Communist. Then they came for the Jews, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Jew. Then they came fo
the trade unionists, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a trade unionist. Then they came for the Catholics, and I didn't spea
up because I was a Protestant. Then they came for me, and by that time there was no one left to speak for me. How is the
point Niemöller makes similar to the one that the poet Maurice Ogden makes in "The Hangman?

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Answer:

Both Niemöller and Ogden are criticizing the silent bystander that allows injustice to happen only until it affects him and then realizes that there´s no one there to stand up for him.

Explanation:

Ogden´s poem tells the story of a town that allows a mysterious hangman to kill people in the name of justice without much explanation. By the end of the poem, the hangman explains that all he did was what people allowed him to do. In the same way,  Niemöller´s words are those of someone who realized too late that his silence was a form of complicity.

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Answer:

A

Explanation:

What does Lady Capulet mean when she tells Juliet to "Read o'er the
volume of young Paris' face and find delight writ there with beauty's pen"?
•Talk to Paris and flirt with him.
•Ignore Paris and dance with someone else,
•Look at Paris and admire his looks.
•Look at Paris' face but not too much.

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Answer:

look at Paris and admire his looks

Which of the following statements is true about themes? Select ONE:

1:It is directly stated in the text

2:It is a universal idea explored in the literary text

3:It is the author's attitude towards a subject

4:It is the feeling that the author creates for readers​

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Answer:

It is the universal idea explored in the literary text

trusting is best relationship why​

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knowing how to turst in a friendship is good because you'll know that you could tell them what ever you want and you wont have to worry if the other person is going to tell another person, and be fake

How does walking Benefit the
Body.

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Answer:

Reduce risk of heart disease and stroke.

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Answer:

Walking can benefit your body in a multitude of ways.

Explanation:

It can improve cardiovascular health, strengthen your bone, reduce excess body fat and boosts endurance. You also can gain muscle power and lower your risk of type 2 diabetes, heart disease, osteoporosis and some form of cancers.  On top of that, you can burn calories and it works as exercise.

Revise the sentences below by adding a transition to improve sentence filow.
Add on to the sentence

Female lions are better hunters than males Female lions do the majority of hunting in a pride of lions

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Answer:

Female lions are better hunters than males, WHICH explains why female lions do the majority of hunting in a pride of lions.

Explanation:

The Latin root tactus is part of the word tangent. What does the word tangent mean?

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Answer:

touching

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Explanation:

tan·gent  

noun: tangent; plural noun: tangents

1.  a straight line or plane that touches a curve or curved surface at a point, but if extended does not cross it at that point.

2.  a completely different line of thought or action.

"he quickly went off on a tangent about wrestling"

3.  MATHEMATICS  the trigonometric function that is equal to the ratio of the sides (other than the hypotenuse) opposite and adjacent to an angle in a right triangle.

adjective: tangent

(of a line or plane) touching, but not intersecting, a curve or curved surface.

"this curve is tangent to the average cost curve"

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a person who is may not run fast​

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A person who don't run fast is a Dawdler or slow (lazy)

What’s an invention that would be useful in life (nobody has thought of)

Open to any suggestions

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Answer:

A machine that would make you travel faster than light

how do cultural cuisines create tourist attraction​

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who has opened the doors?Change the voice

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Answer:

The door was opened by who?

Explanation:

The sentence in the question is denoted in the active voice. The active voice is that wherein the subject performs the action on the receiver.

The revised sentence above is in the passive voice. Here, the subject receives the action. The subject in this case is the pronoun 'who'. At first, it performed the action of opening the door. In the revised voice above, it receives the action of opening the door. The change in the sentences above show the differences between the active and passive voice.

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