Read the passage: sir ralph the rover tore his hair, he curst himself in his despair; the waves rush in on every side, the ship is sinking beneath the tide. but even in his dying fear, one dreadful sound could the rover hear; a sound as if with the inchcape bell, the devil below was ringing his knell. which is the best example of figurative language in the passage? 1. a sound as if with the inchcape bell, the devil below was ringing his knell. 2. sir ralph the rover tore his hair, he curst himself in his despair; 3. but even in his dying fear, one dreadful sound could the rover hear; 4. the waves rush in on every side, the ship is sinking beneath the tide.

Asap which sentence features a correctly identified compound pronoun in a prepositional phrase? a.while waiting in line, sara stood near him and her. b.she and i will be at the park on tuesday, waiting for mariah and them. c.everyone is so sure that he'll be late after traveling with peter and maria. d.after they visit the grand canyon, tianna and mom are going to a spa.

What literary technique is evident in these words from beowulf?

Select the correct text in the passage. in richard connell's short story "the most dangerous game," zaroffs aristocratic appearance and dignified manners mask his sinister, animalistic nature. which line from the excerpt best provides a glimpse into his true nature? rainsford's first impression was that the man was singularly handsome; his second was that there was an original, almost bizarre quality about the general's face. he was a tall man past middle age, for his hair was a vivid white; but his thick eyebrows and pointed military mustache were as black as the night from which rainsford had come. his eyes, too, were black and very bright. he had high cheekbones, a sharpcut nose, a spare, dark face-the face of a man used to giving orders, the face of an aristocrat. turning to the giant in uniform, the general made a sign. the giant put away his pistol, saluted, withdrew. "ivan is an incredibly strong fellow," remarked the general, "but he has the misfortune to be deaf and dumb. a simple fellow, but, i'm afraid, like all his race, a bit of a savage." "is he russian? " "he is a cossack," said the general, and his smile showed red lips and pointed teeth. "so am i." half apologetically general zaroff said, "we do our best to preserve the amenities of civilization here. forgive any lapses. we are well off the beaten track, you know." laughter shook the general. "how extraordinarily droll you are! " he said. "one does not expect nowadays to find a young man of the educated class, even in america, with such a naive, and, if i may say so, mid-victorian point of view. it's like finding a snuffbox in a limousine. ah, well, doubtless you