Annotate: What do we learn about the goldfish in paragraph 16? Highlight the words that communicate this fact. Evaluate: What is ironic about this archetypal character appearing in the story?

Which two lines in this excerpt from arthur conan doyle's "the contest" suggest that emperor nero was ruthless? each choice is in brackets. [an hour later the shepherd was well on his way to his mountain home, and about the same time the emperor, having received the chaplet of olympia for the incomparable excellence of his performance, was making inquiries with a frowning brow as to who the insolent person might be who had dared to utter such contemptuous criticisms.] [“bring him to me here this instant,” said he, “and let marcus with his knife and branding-iron be in attendance.”] [“rumours! ” cried the angry nero. “what do you mean, arsenius? i tell you that the fellow was an ignorant upstart, with the bearing of a boor and the voice of a peacock.] [i have half a mind to burn their town about their ears so that they may remember my visit.”] [“i conquered! you are mad, arsenius. what do you mean? ”] [it is whispered that for once the great god pan has condescended to measure himself against a mortal.”]

Which word from this passage of matthew arnold’s “dover beach” makes the mood of the poem sad and gloomy ? a. darkling b.dreams c.new d. beautiful

The title of kafka’s “the metamorphosis” is based on a word that combines the greek root morphe, meaning “form” with the prefix meta- which means “” •change •create •enlarge •take