Question 16 (2 points) The author focuses on a unique feature of the Namib beetle in order to highlight how the beetle —
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could serve as a source of water for desert travelers

struggles to survive in a dry part of the world

uses its wings to stay cool in an arid environment

is able to provide itself with water in the absence of rain

When grendel speaks of unferth and says "i could crush him like a fly" what literary device is being used

Read the stanza below from the poem “tattoo” by gregg shapiro and answer the question that follows. if i could trade places with him i would pad the rest of his days wrap him in gauze and velvet absorb the shocks and treat his wounds i would scrub the numbers from his flesh extinguish the fire and give him back his life what does shapiro use to create the conceit in the lines above? a) he carries one line of poetry onto the next. b) he paints vivid word pictures that trigger the imagination by appealing to the five senses. c) he directly expresses a metaphor using like, as, or than. d) he uses physical protection to represent emotional protection.

What do we call a two-syllable metrical foot that consists of one unaccented syllable followed by an accented syllable? a. anapest b.dactyl c.iamb d.elision