End of semester atest english 12
in this excerpt from act iv, scene vii, of hamlet, which phrase supports the theme of disease, rotting, and decay? laertes: know you the hand?

king: 'tis hamlet's character: "naked"!
and in a postscript here, he says "alone."
can you devise me?

laertes: i am lost in it, my lord. but let him come,
it warms the very sickness in my heart
that i shall live and tell him to his teeth,
'thus didst thou.'

king: if it be so, laertes–
as how should it be so? how otherwise? –
will you be rul'd by me?

laertes: ay, my lord,
so you will not o'errule me to a peace.

Read the following sentence from excerpt of the narrative of the live of frederick douglass and define the bolded word: "why master was so careful of her, may be safely let to conjecture." question 10 options: a) prayer or hope b) guesswork or speculation c) relief or ease d) disapproval or disappointment

Which passage is an example of rising action in edgar allan poe`s "the black cat

“tell me o swan, your ancient tale” by kabir “the swan” by rilke “spanish dancer” by rilke “your laughter” by pablo neruda “birthplace” by shaffarzadeh “it’s this way” by nazim hikmet “counting small-boned bodies” by robert bly choose two poems that you would like to write about. analyze each poem. study the perspective, or point of view, of the speaker in each of the two poems that you select for this assignment. consider these questions: who is the speaker in each of these poems? what is the speaker’s tone? is there a conflict? is there a message? what does each of the poems have in common? what is different about each of the poems? which literary devices are used in the poems? are these literary devices found in both of the poems? what does the speaker hope to achieve in each of the poems? how are these achievements/goals been met? directions: using the two poems of your choosing, write a clear, concise, two hundred and fifty word essay that compares and contrasts the two poems. make sure you include at least two of the following to support your thesis: tone, point of view, literary devices, and meter.