He spread his arms wide against the ocean sounds: the rush of the waves, the manic giggles of the gulls, the sighing of the sea breeze against the granite. He put his back to all of Phippsburg – Lord, to the entire continent – till with a shrug he sloughed off its heavy stillness and looked for a way to climb down to the water.
–Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy,
Gary D. Schmidt
Which phrase reveals how the character feels about the ocean?
He Spread His Arms Wide
He Put His Back To All
Its Heavy Stillness

Which phrase reveals how the character feels about Phippsburg?
He Put His Back To All
The Sighing of the sea
The Manic Giggle of the gulls

Match the elements of historical analysis to the corresponding information about the gettysburg address.

What central idea does this passage develop? the impact of fate the integrity of leaders the ruthlessness of power the importance of friendship

Read the quotation from "an occurrence at owl creek bridge." and now he became conscious of a new disturbance. striking through the thought of his dear ones was a sound which he could neither ignore nor understand, a sharp, distinct, metallic percussion like the stroke of a blacksmith’s hammer upon the anvil; it had the same ringing quality. he wondered what it was, and whether immeasurably distant or near by—it seemed both. its recurrence was regular, but as slow as the tolling of a death knell. he awaited each stroke with impatience and—he knew not why—apprehension. the intervals of silence grew progressively longer, the delays became maddening. with their greater infrequency the sounds increased in strength and sharpness. they hurt his ear like the thrust of a knife; he feared he would shriek. what he heard was the ticking of his watch. which best describes the effect of the narration in the excerpt? it suggests that the man being executed feels tranquil and at peace. it suggests that the narrator is sympathetic to the man being executed. it suggests that the plot will become less tense as the story continues. it suggests that the story will become more intense and mysterious.