In the text, the author claims that it is not the number of words used in a work but what the
author does with those words that give quality to written work. Do you have a favorite
rapper that you think is particularly creative with words? Do they use more or fewer words
than other rappers? What makes their work successful?

Multiple ! in this excerpt from act i, scene vi, of macbeth, duncan praises the atmosphere in the castle and the hospitality of his hostess. identify two reasons that these comments are ironic. duncan: this castle hath a pleasant seat: the air nimbly and sweetly recommends itself unto our gentle sense. . . (enter lady macbeth.) duncan: see, see, our honour'd hostess! — the love that follows us sometime is our trouble, which still we as love. herein i teach you how you shall bid god ild us for your pains, and us for your trouble. he will meet his death in the castle, which he considers a pleasant place. his praise for inverness and his hostess, lady macbeth, is deceptive. duncan secretly plans to give macbeth's title to donalbain. the hostess he praises is actually plotting his murder.

In at least 150 words, explain the symbolism of the quilt in “everyday use.”

Based on the dialect in the passage what can you infer about the character huckleberry finn