Read this excerpt from From Farm House to the White House. "I shall lose no time in preparations to take command of the army," replied Washington. "I shall [return] to Cambridge at once." "Without returning to Mount Vernon?" "Yes; that would consume too much time. Much as I should enjoy a visit home, I must forego the pleasure, and hasten to my command." "A sacrifice, truly," remarked Adams. "And one that both my wife and mother will appreciate," added Washington, "although the disappointment will be so great to them. Our country first, for the sake of our homes." In this excerpt, the author uses the dialogue between Adams and Washington to show that facing a problem leads a person to depend on family. make their characters more realistic and the situation more believable. reveal Washington's dedication to his country during a tense time. help readers form a personal connection with both characters.

Write a 150-word essay in which you explain how the theme of conflict is developed through the characters in "two kinds." be sure to cite examples from the text in your response. writer word count: of 150 overall score: next question ask for turn it in

"the children's hour" by henry wadsworth longfellow between the dark and the daylight, when the night is beginning to lower, comes a pause in the day's occupations, that is known as the children's hour. i hear in the chamber above me the patter of little feet, the sound of a door that is opened, and voices soft and sweet. from my study i see in the lamplight, descending the broad hall stair, grave alice, and laughing allegra, and edith with golden hair. a whisper, and then a silence: yet i know by their merry eyes they are plotting and planning together to take me by surprise. a sudden rush from the stairway, a sudden raid from the hall! by three doors left unguarded they enter my castle wall! they climb up into my turret o'er the arms and back of my chair; if i try to escape, they surround me; they seem to be everywhere. they almost devour me with kisses, their arms about me entwine, till i think of the bishop of bingen in his mouse-tower on the rhine! do you think, o blue-eyed banditti, because you have scaled the wall, such an old mustache as i am is not a match for you all! i have you fast in my fortress, and will not let you depart, but put you down into the dungeon in the round-tower of my heart. and there will i keep you forever, yes, forever and a day, till the walls shall crumble to ruin, and moulder in dust away! which literary device does longfellow use most frequently in the poem? a. simile b. metaphor c. repetition d. personification

What is the best definition of the underlined word as it is used in the sentence? a statement of wit or amusement an expression of disapproval or condemnation a sentiment of indifference or apathy an exclamation of profound admiration or esteem