Read this excerpt from “president ronald reagan's address to the nation” following the explosion of the challenger space shuttle. nineteen years ago, almost to the day, we lost three astronauts in a terrible accident on the ground. but we've never lost an astronaut in flight; we've never had a tragedy like this. and perhaps we've forgotten the courage it took for the crew of the shuttle. how is repetition used in this excerpt? a)the contraction “we’ve” is used three times to express sadness. b)the contraction “we’ve” is used three times to express courage. c)the contraction “we’ve” is used three times to express unity. d)the contraction “we’ve” is used three times to express terror.

Which sentence from this passage explains what the main characters do in rosencrantz and guildenstern are dead? "tom stoppard's play, rosencrantz and guildenstern are dead, draws on two previous theatrical works: shakespeare's hamlet and samuel beckett's waiting for godot." "as in beckett's play, rosencrantz and guildenstern pass the time by impersonating other characters, engaging in word play, and remaining silent for long periods of time." "these same two characters were also featured in a parody of hamlet, the short comic play by w. s. gilbert entitled rosencrantz and guildenstern." "gilbert's play makes rosencrantz and guildenstern into central characters and alters the storyline of hamlet."

Which line in this excerpt from "the love song of j. alfred prufrock" by t.s. eliot uses synecdoche? shall i say, i have gone at dusk through narrow streets and watched the smoke that rises from the pipes of lonely men in shirt-sleeves, leaning out of windows? i should have been a pair of ragged claws scuttling across the floors of silent seas.

Read the excerpt from the war of the worlds.a large portion of the cylinder had been uncovered, though its lower end was still embedded. as soon as ogilvy saw me among the staring crowd on the edge of the pit he called to me to come down, and asked me if i would mind going over to see lord hilton, the lord of the manor. the growing crowd, he said, was becoming a serious impediment to their excavations, especially the boys.which context clues effectively indicate the meaning of the word excavations as it is used in the excerpt? (select all that apply.)edge of the pitamong the staring crowdhad been uncoveredwas still embedded