Which of the following statements best supports the importance of diacritical marks?

mispronunciation is embarrassing.

the markings unify the spelling of a word.

the markings standardize pronunciation, making communication more fluid.

the markings allow for atypical usage, making communication more diverse.

Which historical detail can best clarify a reader’s understanding of the information in the excerpt? immigrant factory workers who spoke the same language were separated from each other at work. immigrant factory workers who spoke the same language were known to talk too much at work. immigrant factory workers had to pay rent for their chairs and the supplies they needed at work. immigrant factory workers were crowded into unsafe buildings with locked doors and fire escapes.

Which literary device has emily dickinson used in these lines? how dreary to be somebody! how public, like a frog to tell your name the livelong day to an admiring bog! metaphor alliteration simile allusion

Read the excerpt from the poem "growing up italian" by maria mazziotti gillan and answer the question that follows. when i was a little girl, i thought everyone was italian, and that was good. we visted our aunts and uncles, and they visted us. the italian language smooth and sweet in my mouth. in kindergarten, english words fell on me, thick and sharp as hail. i grew silent, the italian word balanced on the edge of my tongue and the english word, lost during the first moment of every question. source: gillan, maria mazziotti. "growing up italian." poetrymagazine.com. poetry magazine, n.d. web. 30 mar. 2011. what is the tone of this poem? what does the tone reveal about the speaker of the poem and the conflict she faces? based on this excerpt, what can you predict about the theme of the poem?