Read the excerpt from the poem "Barbara Frietchie." In her attic window the staff she set,

To show that one heart was loyal yet.

Up the street came the rebel tread,

Stonewall Jackson riding ahead.

Which best describes the rhyming couplets in this excerpt?

A. The first focuses on Barbara's actions and the second on Jackson's.

B. Both focus on the actions of Barbara.

C. Both focus on the actions of Jackson.

D. The first focuses on Jackson's actions and the second on Barbara's.

A.The first focuses on Barbara's actions and the second on Jackson's.

Explanation:

According to the excerpt from the poem "Barbara Frietchie.", the author writes about Barbara sitting close to her attic window to show that her heart was loyal and then on the other couptet, the author describes Jackson as a "rebel", riding ahead.

The best description of the rhyming couplets in the excerpt is: The first focuses on Barbara's actions and the second on Jackson's.

C). It shivered the window, pane and sash.

Explanation:

I got it right, the other one is wrong.

the answer is:  

he is voicing feelings shared by all humans regardless of race.

in paul laurence dunbar's poem "we wear the mask," he replicates the words mask and we to emphasize how people in general -not just black americans- hide their true feelings. he suggests the masks cover people's faces and eyes, which are the main parts that display their emotions. he also thinks people's pain conceal behind those masks, so that they cannot see reality and nobody is able to see one another's sorrow.

which of the following was specifically permitted by the emancipation proclamation?

free african americans were allowed to fight for the confederacy.

free african americans were allowed to enlist in the union army and navy.

enslaved people in border states were allowed to move to the north.

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