And the weather was perfume with the three colours of pimento-the biting tang of the green leaves, the lingering decay of the over-ripe berries, and the harsh peppery assult of the dried berries, hard and black in the sun, waiting for the cross bags and Chen's Chevrolet truck took the bags to Brown's Town and St. Ann's Bay. Nothing, not even the rain, could change the colours of the pimento weather. When it rained in the sunny spangled afternoon and the spray was on the barbecues was a mixture of all three aromas bright as angels' wings the steam that rose from the pimento drying. Say what figure of speech it is.

Is it appropriate? Is it striking?

Comment on its effectiveness.

According to the author, where can we find the answer to our nation’s “most pressing problem”? does that seem logical?

What functions as a reflexive pronoun in the sentence the professor herself wanted to attend the conference, but it was cancelled when she and several other presenters had to excuse themselves

This excerpt is from “the poet” by alfred, lord tennyson. the poem describes a poet's consciousness and perception. which three lines suggest the richness of a poet's thoughts? thus truth was multiplied on truth, [the world like one great garden show'd,] and thro' the wreaths of floating dark upcurl'd, rare sunrise flow'd. [and freedom rear'd in that august sunrise] her beautiful bold brow, when rites and forms before his burning eyes melted like snow. [there was no blood upon her maiden robes] sunn'd by those orient skies; but round about the circles of the globes of her keen eyes and in her raiment's hem was traced in flame wisdom, a name to shake [all evil dreams of power--a sacred name.] and when she spake, [her words did gather thunder as they ran,] and as the lightning to the thunder which follows it, riving the spirit of man, making earth wonder, so was their meaning to her words. no sword of wrath her right arm whirl'd, [ but one poor poet's scroll, and with 'his' word] she shook the world.