Almost half an hour passed, and he finally broke down and sobbed. His right fist was bloody from the constant pounding. Why hadn’t he gone below to make the sandwiches? Scoot would have been at the wheel when the wave grasped the Sea Dog. His young sister, with all her life to live, would be alive now. Summarize: Explain how you were able to identify which sentence was simple and which was compound.

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. isn’t this like condemning socrates because his unswerving commitment to truth and his philosophical inquiries precipitated the act by the misguided populace in which they made him drink hemlock? isn’t this like condemning jesus because his unique god consciousness and never ceasing devotion to god’s will precipitated the evil act of crucifixion? what rhetorical technique does martin luther king employ in this excerpt from “letter from birmingham jail”? select all that apply. allusion extended metaphor figurative language simile

How does the yellow fever altered history

Which pair of uses of figurative language from “the caged bird” support the extended metaphor of freedom versus oppression? back of the wind; floats downstream his wings are clipped; his feet are tied the caged bird sings; the free bird thinks dawn bright lawn; grave of dreams