Read the following excerpt from the poem "casabianca": they wrapt the ship in splendor wild, they caught the flag on high, and streamed above the gallant child, like banners in the sky. then came a burst of thunder-sound—the boy—oh! where was he? ask of the winds that far around with fragments strewed the sea, with mast, and helm and pennon fair, that well had borne their part but the noblest thing which perished there was that young faithful heart. in one well-developed paragraph with a topic sentence and supporting details, explain how the language in this excerpt develops the mood. (make sure you clearly explain what the mood is, too! )

The following passage is an example of what type of text structure tornados are caused by unstable air interacting with the wind sheer the resulting formation can cause devastating effects

Which line in this excerpt from the great gatsby by f. scott fitzgerald contains a simile? about half way between west egg and new york the motor-road hastily joins the railroad and runs beside it for a quarter of a mile, so as to shrink away from a certain desolate area of land. this is a valley of ashes—a fantastic farm where ashes grow like wheat into ridges and hills and grotesque gardens where ashes take the forms of houses and chimneys and rising smoke and finally, with a transcendent effort, of men who move dimly and already crumbling through the powdery air. occasionally a line of grey cars crawls along an invisible track, gives out a ghastly creak and comes to rest, and immediately the ash-grey men swarm up with leaden spades and stir up an impenetrable cloud which screens their obscure operations from your sight.

In 200 words, identify the theme of audre lorde's poem "hanging fire." support your answer with at least three examples (of your choosing) from the text.