How does the description of the setting as 'midnight dreary' and 'bleak december' affect 'the raven'? a. it creates a mood of coziness b. it creates a mood of defeat c. it creates a mood of gloom d. it creates a mood of winter

Which of the following would not appear on a term calendar? a. soccer practice c. 1st soccer gam b. soccer tryouts d. last soccer gam select the best answer from the choices provided

The dogs created when they pulled the christmas tree down and started eating the candy canes.

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?