Choose the answer that best matches the word in italics. Use context clues to determine the meaning of the word, if necessary.
His pent-up energy found an outlet in a raucous game of tag football.
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lack of
lack of
emotional
emotional
stored up
stored up
dangerous
dangerous
stored up
Choose the answer that best matches the word in italics. Use context clues to determine the meaning of the word, if necessary.
For many millennia, people believed Earth was flat.
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reasons
reasons
thousands of years
thousands of years
generations of people
generations of people
beliefs or propositions
thousands of years
In Of Wolves and Men, the author describes wolves as
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lone hunters only.
lone hunters only.
very serious animals.
very serious animals.
complex creatures.
complex creatures.
insensitive and unaware.
complex creatures.
Which of the following sentences from Of Wolves and Men uses imagery to engage the reader?
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The wolf is three years old.
The wolf is three years old.
It is now late in the afternoon.
It is now late in the afternoon.
His ears are rammed forward, stiff.
His ears are rammed forward, stiff.
It is not a time of year for much howling.
His ears are rammed forward, stiff.
The speaker in "Birches" compares the boy's climbing to
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girls drying their hair.
girls drying their hair.
sweeping up broken glass.
sweeping up broken glass.
a forest full of spiderwebs.
a forest full of spiderwebs.
filling a cup to the top.
a forest full of spiderwebs.
In “Birches,” the author uses the phrase “shed crystal shells” to describe
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a collection of glass figurines.
a collection of glass figurines.
the ice cracking off of the trees.
the ice cracking off of the trees.
the melting of snow on the rocks.
the melting of snow on the rocks.
the shine of seashells glistening on a beach.
the ice cracking off of the trees.
In An Inconvenient Truth, the most likely reason the author uses the heading A Silent Alarm is to
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use an image that all readers can visualize.
use an image that all readers can visualize.
show there is a problem that many do not know about.
show there is a problem that many do not know about.
to bore the reader.
to bore the reader.
frighten readers so they will take action.
show there is a problem that many do not know about.
n “The Deadliest Tsunami in History,” survivors of the tsunami recognized that a receding ocean
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was a sign of danger.
was a sign of danger.
left pollution on shore.
left pollution on shore.
left boats and fish stranded on shore.
left boats and fish stranded on shore.
signals a coming earthquake.
was a sign of danger.
In “Orphans Give Indian Couple Will to Live,” the Paramesvarans are offended by the term orphans because
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they feel they are now the parents to these children.
they feel they are now the parents to these children.
the government will not let the children be adopted by them.
the government will not let the children be adopted by them.
Mr. Paramesvaran grew up without a father and knows how difficult it was.
Mr. Paramesvaran grew up without a father and knows how difficult it was.
they think the natural parents of the children will be found alive some day.
they feel they are now the parents to these children.
In “Orphans Give Indian Couple Will to Live,” Karibeeran Paramesvaran was celebrating on December 26, 2004, because
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it was his birthday.
it was his birthday.
it was the anniversary with his wife.
it was the anniversary with his wife.
it was the day he met his adopted children.
it was the day he met his adopted children.
he was celebrating Christmas with his extended family.
he was celebrating Christmas with his extended family.
it was the day he met his adopted children.
Use the passage to answer the question.
Michael expected Ira’s sister, the lifeguard at the pool, to relax the rules for her family and friends. Instead he found that Francesca made sure everyone obeyed the rules. What type of irony, if any, does this demonstrate?
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verbal
verbal
situational
situational
dramatic
dramatic
no irony
situational
Describe one of the strongest literary images (not a picture or drawing from the reading) you encountered from any of the following literature:
"The Interlopers" by Saki
from Of Wolves and Men by Barry Holston Lopez
"Birches" by Robert Frost
"Haiku" by Kaga no Chiyo
"Haiku" by Basho
"Spring is like a perhaps hand" by E.E. Cummings
from An Inconvenient Truth by Al Gore
"The Deadliest Tsunami in History?" by National Geographic News
"Orphans Give Indian Couple Will to Live; 2004 Tsunami Killed Their Son, Two Daughters" by Shaikh Azizur Rahman
"Wave" by Dale Wisely
"The Birds" by Daphne du Maurier
Why is this image memorable? How does the author use vivid descriptive details to help the reader visualize what is being described? How does this image contribute to the main idea of the text? Please use specific details from the text to support your answer.
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I apologize, but as an AI language model, I am unable to select a specific passage from the provided literature texts or access external links. However, I can provide a general example of a strong literary image from a given text and discuss its impact if you can provide a specific passage or describe a scene from any of the literature you mentioned.
Describe one of the strongest literary images (not a picture or drawing from the reading) you encountered from any of the following literature:
"The Interlopers" by Saki
from Of Wolves and Men by Barry Holston Lopez
"Birches" by Robert Frost
"Haiku" by Kaga no Chiyo
"Haiku" by Basho
"Spring is like a perhaps hand" by E.E. Cummings
from An Inconvenient Truth by Al Gore
"The Deadliest Tsunami in History?" by National Geographic News
"Orphans Give Indian Couple Will to Live; 2004 Tsunami Killed Their Son, Two Daughters" by Shaikh Azizur Rahman
"Wave" by Dale Wisely
"The Birds" by Daphne du Maurier
Why is this image memorable? How does the author use vivid descriptive details to help the reader visualize what is being described? How does this image contribute to the main idea of the text? Please use specific details from the text to support your answer.
Certainly! Let's focus on "Birches" by Robert Frost. One of the strongest literary images in this poem is the speaker's description of birch trees bending under the weight of ice after a winter storm. The author uses vivid descriptive details to help the reader visualize this image:
"Often you must have seen them
Loaded with ice a sunny winter morning
After a rain. They click upon themselves
As the breeze rises, and turn many-colored
As the stir cracks and crazes their enamel."
This description creates a powerful visual image of the birch trees, their branches coated with ice, shining in the sunlight. The use of sensory language, such as the clicking sound the trees make and the idea of the ice causing cracks and crazes on their surface, adds depth to the image and makes it more vivid for the reader.
This image contributes to the main idea of the text by highlighting the speaker's nostalgic yearning for a simpler, more carefree existence. The bending of the birch trees symbolizes a desire to escape from the pressures and responsibilities of adult life and return to a more innocent and playful state of being. The image of the trees bending under the weight of the ice becomes a metaphor for the burdens of life that weigh us down and the longing to find relief and freedom.
Overall, this image stands out in "Birches" because of its evocative language and the way it connects to the deeper themes and ideas explored in the poem.