“proclamation: ” what does washington say best illustrates god’s gifts to the american people?
a) the richness of the new england soil
b) their success in battle
c) their ability to establish their own government
d) the american focus on family
question 2 (1 point)
“mandatory military service in america: ” how many arguments does each author include in the excerpt?
a) the author of point focuses on 2 main arguments; the author of counterpoint focuses on 1 main argument.
b) the author of point focuses on 4 main arguments; the author of counterpoint focuses on 3 main arguments.
c) the author of point focuses on 3 main arguments; the author of counterpoint focuses on 4 main arguments.
d) the author of point focuses on 1 main argument; the author of counterpoint focuses on 2 main arguments.
question 3 (1 point)
“history of the peloponnesian war: pericles’ funeral oration: ” the speech is made in the tense, from a point of view.
a) past tense; first person.
b) present tense; first person.
c) present tense; third person.
d) future tense; first person.
question 4 (1 point)
1984: which of the following inferences is best supported by the description of the diary winston has bought?
a) the diary once belonged to party members to keep notes on the citizens.
b) winston thinks that it looks so beautiful because it is an object from a past he can barely remember.
c) winston likes it because he had a diary just like it when he was growing up.
d) winston has purchased it in order to sketch his own drawing of big brother’s face.

1.   in sonnet 18, the speaker wants to describe the beauty of his love, but can’t find the words to do so. the speaker says “then in mid-utterance the lay was lost” when he tries to think of the words to describe his love’s beauty.   through his defeat of finding words to describe his love, he shows his love for her.

2.   instead of describing how perfect his love is or comparing her to other beautiful things, he says she is average and there is nothing special about her.   at the last 2 lines of the poem, the volta changes the poem by saying that even though his love is average in beauty, his love for her is special and unique. so instead of praising her throughout the whole poem, he contrasts her average characteristics with his special love for her.

3.   the beloved asked the speaker to describe how he feels about her. she begins to describe what she feels but "drop the torch" and says that she can't do it because the words "hid in me out of reach." the the speaker says "nay, let the silence of my womanhood command my woman-love to thy belief" and that her silence will have to be the answer to his question.

figurative language is a resource that fiction writers use to make better descriptions of what they want to write about or express. they can improve their stories, as they can elaborate more vivid and colorful sentences. this way, the reader will be able to have more detailed images in his/her mind.

places, objects, people and even feelings or emotions can be described with a lot of detail to metaphors, similes and personifications. making different kinds of comparisons to make a description more specific, as well as assigning human qualities to non-human objects (and vice-versa) can be very useful for science fiction writers.  

on the other hand, alliterations allow writers to elaborate more entertaining and creative sentences. it consists in using a sequence of words that start with the same consonant letter. they can be used to emphasize something important the writer wants to express, or just as a fun literary device.

1. ghosts

2. why we are alive

3. what happens when we die

4. how was earth made and who developed it?

5. how is air made?