In “old ironsides,” oliver wendell holmes conveys that he believes the ship deserves a better ending than it is getting. what does he mean when he writes, “and give her to the god of storms / the lightning and the gale”?
a. the ship should be stripped and used to build a new one.
b. let the ship sink at sea, rather than suffer humiliating demolition.
c. the ship should be put in a museum for others to visit and admire.
d. an enemy should destroy the ship in the course of battle.

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows. ‘you make me feel uncivilized, daisy,’ i confessed on my second glass of corky but rather impressive claret. ‘can’t you talk about crops or something? ’ i meant nothing in particular by this remark but it was taken up in an unexpected way. ‘civilization’s going to pieces,’ broke out tom violently. ‘i’ve gotten to be a terrible pessimist about things. have you read ‘the rise of the coloured empires’ by this man goddard? ’ ‘why, no,’ i answered, rather surprised by his tone. ‘well, it’s a fine book, and everybody ought to read it. the idea is if we don’t look out the white race will be—will be utterly submerged. it’s all scientific stuff; it’s been proved.’ in this passage, tom’s ideas about race relations come off as uncivilized. what literary device is fitzgerald using here? irony personification metaphor simile

The wind skittered playfully along the pathway, drawing leaves and bits of flowers along with it. which word gives the passage a cheerful mood?

What appeal are the drafters of the declaration using when they say they are prudent and reasonable men