Read the first stanza of the “star-spangled banner” by francis scott key and answer the question that follows:
o say can you see, by the dawn’s early light,
what so proudly we hail’d at the twilight’s last gleaming,
whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight. o’er the ramparts we watch’d were so gallantly streaming?
and the rocket’s red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
gave proof through the night that our flag was still there,
o say does that star-spangled banner yet wave. o’er the land of the free and the home of the brave?
which type of figurative language is used in line 4? (hint: pay special attention to the word gallantly)
a. simile
b. metaphor
c. metonymy
d. personification

Which of these statements about the cpp supports the sub-claim that it cleans the air? a. the cpp cuts particle pollution, nitrogen oxides, and sulfur dioxide by more than 25 percent. b. the cpp avoids up to 6,600 premature deaths. c. the cpp cuts electricity bills roughly 8 percent. d. the cpp provides americans with reliable and affordable power.

Which best identifies the figurative language used in this passage? cannon to right of them, cannon to left of them, cannon in front of them volley’d and thunder’d; storm’d at with shot and shell, boldly they rode and well, into the jaws of death, into the mouth of hell rode the six hundred.

Read sentence 13 from the draft. some plants retain a great deal of their foliage through much of the spring and summer, but the leaves do not retain their green color for long. which detail would be best to add after sentence 13 to develop the topic? a. since the green color of the leaves that are bright and abundant during the warmer months will disappear by the time it is fall, it is important that the leaves are trimmed and kept freshly cut so that they will last for as long as possible. b. while the temperature outside may dictate when the fall colors of leaves appear, it is only one of many environmental factors that play a part in the changing of colors from green leaves to fall-colored leaves during the cooler months. c. if people want to enjoy the green color of leaves longer, trees should be planted where the environment is warmer and the days longer because chlorophyll in the leaves can only be manufactured and replaced with sunlight and warmth. d. the green chlorophyll normally masks the fall-colored pigments during the warmer months, but as sunlight becomes less abundant and trees become frozen, the fall colors of leaves become more visible as chlorophyll disappears.