MACBETH. Seyton! -I am sick at heart, When I behold -Seyton, I say! - This push
Will cheer me ever, or disseat me now
I have lived long enough. My way of life
Is fall'n into the sere, the yellow leaf,
And that which should accompany old age.
As honor, love, obedience, troops of friends,
I must not look to have, but in their stead,
Curses, not loud but deep, mouth honor, breath
Which the poor heart would fain deny and dare not.
Seyton!

--William Shakespeare, Macbeth, Act V, scene ili

What do these words tell the readers about Macbeth's state of mind on the eve of
battle?

A. He is angry that Lady Macbeth has killed herself and left him alone.

B. He feels ill and is worried that he will not win the upcoming battle.

C. He is confident he will win the battle because of the witches’ prophecies.

D. He is prepared to die and regrets that he will not grow old gracefully.

What time of day would you expect to see a first quarter moonrise?

Metonymy is best defined as a figure of speech in which

Read this excerpt from "ain't i a woman? " by sojoumer truth in which three sentences does she make an emotional appeal to the audience by talking about her personal hardships? well, children, where there is so much racket there must be something out of kilter. {i think that 'twixt the negroes of the south and the women at the north, all talking about rights, the white men will be in a fix pretty soon.} but what's all this here talking about? {that man over there says that women need to be into carriages, and lifted over ditches, and to have the best place everywhere. nobody ever me into carriages, or over mud puddles, or gives me any best place} and ain't i a woman? look at me! look at my arm! {i have ploughed and planted, and gathered into bars, and no man could head me! } and ain't i a woman? i could work as much and eat as much as a man - when i could get it - and bear the lash as well! and ain't i a woman? {i have borne thirteen children, and seen most all sold off to slavery, and when i cried out with my mother's grief, none but jesus heard me! } and ain't i a woman? {then they talk about this thing in the head, what's this they call it? [member of audience whispers, "intellect") that's it, honey.} what's that got to do with women's rights or negroes' rights? if my cup won't hold but a pint, and yours holds a quart, wouldn't you be mean not to let me have my little half measure full?