Read the passage. excerpt from cry, the beloved country by alan paton outside there is singing, singing round a fire. it is nkosi sikelel’ iafrika that they sing. god save africa. god save this piece of africa that is my own, delivered in travail from my body, fed from my breast, loved by my heart, because that is the nature of women. oh, lie quietly, little one. which statement best explains the effect of the language in this excerpt? the repetition of the word “singing” makes the excerpt melodic and rhythmic, transporting the reader into a mysterious place. the use of traditional african language to name the song, “nkosi sikelel’ iafrika," transports readers to the setting of the story and gives it a heightened authenticity. the description of “god save africa” as a song about a mother and a child suggests to readers that the conflict in the novel is really between people of different generations. the reference to a “little one” makes readers feel as though they are listening to a nursery rhyme and evokes the narrator’s childlike sense of wonder.

What effect does this excerpt have? the line of the horizon was clear and hard against the sky, and in one particular quarter it showed black against a silvery climbing [glow] that grew and grew. at last, over the rim of the waiting earth, the moon lifted with slow majesty till it swung clear of the horizon and rode off, free of *moorings; and once more they began to see surfaces—meadows wide-spread, and quiet gardens, and the river itself from bank to bank, all softly disclosed, all washed clean of mystery and terror, all radiant again as by day, but with a difference that was tremendous. their old haunts greeted them again in other *raiment, as if they had slipped away and put on this pure new apparel and come quietly back, smiling as they shyly waited to see if they would be recognized again under it. fastening their boat to a willow, the friends landed in this silent, silver kingdom, and patiently explored . . then a change began slowly to declare itself. the horizon became clearer, field and tree came more into sight, and somehow with a different look; the mystery began to drop away from them. a bird piped suddenly, and was still; and a light breeze sprang up . . rat . . sat up suddenly and listened with a passionate intentness. mole, who with gentle strokes was just keeping the boat moving while he scanned the banks with care, looked at him with curiosity.

Which phrases from the text contain words with strong connotations that describe the violence in honduras? check all that apply.

The overwhelming majority of the peoples and nations of the world today want to live in peace