(01.03 MC)Read “To an Old Square Piano” by Robinson Jeffers….
(01.03 MC)Read “To an Old Square Piano” by Robinson Jeffers. Answer the question that follows.Whose fingers wore your ivory keysSo thin—as tempest and tide-flowSome pearly shell, the castawayOf indefatigable seasOn a low shingle far away—You will not tell, we cannot know.Only, we know that you are come,Full of strange ghosts melodiousThe old years forget the echoes of,From the ancient house into our home;And you will sing of old-world love,And of ours too, and live with us.How do the “strange ghosts” mentioned in Robinson Jeffers’ poem “To an Old Square Piano” contribute to the poem’s meaning?
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(03.04 MC)Consider the expository writing prompt and answer the question below:Write an expository essay about the impact of tourism on the state economy.Which of the following is an effective thesis statement for this expository topic?
Read Details(01.03 MC)Read “The Word” by Ella Wheeler Wilcox and answer…
(01.03 MC)Read “The Word” by Ella Wheeler Wilcox and answer the question that follows.Oh, a word is a gem, or a stone, or a song, Or a flame, or a two-edged sword;Or a rose in bloom, or a sweet perfume, Or a drop of gall is a word.You may choose your word like a connoisseur, And polish it up with art,But the word that sways, and stirs, and stays, Is the word that comes from the heart.You may work on your word a thousand weeks, But it will not glow like oneThat all unsought, leaps forth white hot, When the fountains of feeling run.How does the strong imagery in the poem make its message about the power of certain words clear?
Read Details(01.03 MC)Read “Hope” by Joseph Addison and answer the quest…
(01.03 MC)Read “Hope” by Joseph Addison and answer the question that follows.Our lives, discoloured with our present woes,May still grow white and shine with happier hours.So the pure limped stream, when foul with stainsOf rushing torrents and descending rains,Works itself clear, and as it runs refines,till by degrees the floating mirror shines;Reflects each flower that on the border grows,And a new heaven in it’s fair bosom showsHow does the transformation of the stream from muddy to clear contribute to the overall meaning of the poem?
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