What is the connotative effect of the word scream used in paragraph 3? A) It suggests the horror that the cry of the heron must evoke in the hearts of its prey: frogs. B) It suggests that the author does not like the heron or its cry and finds both of them to be quite irritating. C) It makes the reader laugh at the ridiculousness of the scene; there's something comic about a bird "screaming." D) It suggests that the heron is terrified of its own actions and does not like what is required of its existence in the swamp.

In a 10-12 sentence response-style paragraph, explore the degree to which you agree or disagree with faulkner’s message. “i believe that man will not merely endure: he will prevail. he is immortal, not because he alone among creatures has an inexhaustible voice, but because he has a soul, a spirit capable of compassion and sacrifice and endurance. the poet's, the writer's, duty is to write about these things. it is his privilege to man endure by lifting his heart, by reminding him of the courage and honor and hope and pride and compassion and pity and sacrifice which have been the glory of his past. the poet's voice need not merely be the record of man, it can be one of the props, the pillars to him endure and prevail” (faulkner 773-775).