What is discursive writing? A) Aform of argumentative writing where the author attempts to rationalize a topic before coming to a
conclusion
B) A lyrical form of persuasion wherein the author argues a subject using phonetic language that
typically insinuates crude feelings toward matriarchal society or weight fluctuations.
C) A form of writing in short responses where the author tries to persuade the audience using ethos,
pathos, or logos.
D) A form of academic writing where the author explains why cursive writing is inherently flawed.
An argumentative form of writing where the author selects one side of the issue and convinces the
reader using only that side (pro or con) of the topic.

In this excerpt from "dover beach" by matthew arnold, which two lines or sets of lines suggest that the speaker has undergone a loss of faith? the sea of faith was once, too, at the full, and round earth's shore lay like the folds of a bright girdle furled. but now i only hear its melancholy, long, withdrawing roar, retreating, to the breath of the night-wind, down the vast edges drear and naked shingles of the world. ah, love, let us be true to one another! for the world, which seems to lie before us like a land of dreams, so various, so beautiful, so new, hath really neither joy, nor love, nor light, nor certitude, nor peace, nor for pain; and we are here as on a darkling plain swept with confused alarms of struggle and flight, where ignorant armies clash by night.

Which best compares the authors’ purposes in silent spring and “save the redwoods”? both authors want readers to protect human rights. both authors want readers to focus on saving trees. both authors intend to entertain readers with their essays. both authors intend to convince readers of their viewpoint.

What element of medieval literature does the disappearance of the sword into the lake represent?