After the thunderstorm, the sky was bright, and the open barrels were brimming with rainwater. What type of phrase is the underlined phrase?

The poem “richard cory” by edwin arlington robinson explores how the theme of dissatisfaction and the mentality that “the grass is greener on the other side” affects all humans. which two lines in this excerpt reflect those themes?

Write a précis of "from 'on the duty of civil disobedience'" paragraph 1 by henry david thoreau.

Select the correct answer from each drop-down menu. read the following excerpt from the novel "oliver twist" by charles dickens. although oliver had been brought up by philosophers, he was not theoretically acquainted with the beautiful axiom that self-preservation is the first law of nature. if he had been, perhaps he would have been prepared for this. not being prepared, however, it alarmed him the more; so away he went