Read the excerpt from "morte d'arthur” by alfred, lord tennyson. thou wouldst betray me for the precious hilt; either from lust of gold, or like a girl valuing the giddy pleasure of the eyes. what does the simile convey to the reader? a: the greed most people have for swords b: king arthur’s disappointment in sir bedivere c: the excitement and happiness of the girl d: sir bedivere’s disappointment in king arthur

Read the excerpt from frederick douglass’s speech “what to the slave is the fourth of july? ” go where you may, search where you will, roam through all the monarchies and despotisms of the old world, travel through south america, search out every abuse, and when you have found the last, lay your facts by the side of the everyday practices of this nation, and you will say with me, that, for revolting barbarity and shameless hypocrisy, america reigns without a rival. which phrase best describes the connotation of the word “reigns”? a sense of opportunity and growth a sense of fear and anxiety a sense of compassion and humanity a sense of oppression and domination