Read this excerpt from the grapes of wrath: sure, cried the tenant men, but it's our land. we measured it and broke it up. we were born on it, and we got killed on it, died on it. even if it's no good, it's still ours. that's what makes it oursâbeing born on it, working it, dying on it. that makes ownership, not a paper with numbers on it. which best describes how the diction supports the tone of this passage? a. by beginning the excerpt with the word "sure," the author articulates a fundamental truth that most reasonable people can agree with. b. by beginning several sentences with "we," the author uses parallelism to express a formal and objective tone that avoids sentimentality. c. by using a metaphor to compare ownership to a piece of paper, the author indicates that the land should really belong to the farmers. d. by referring to how farmers "died on" and are "dying on" the land, the author conveys sympathy toward the tenant farmers for being displaced.
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English, 21.06.2019 15:30
In at least 150 words, describe the tone of patrick henryâs virginia convention speech, including the rhetorical devices he uses to achieve this. use evidence from the text to support your answer.
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English, 21.06.2019 18:30
Which inference can a reader make based on the information in the excerpt?
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English, 21.06.2019 19:50
Construct a written analysis of approximately 300â500 words about the poem âthe cremation of sam mcgee.â your analysis should explain how the figurative language and literary devices contribute either to the meaning or to the narrative structureâ plot, setting, characterization, and point of viewâof the poem. your analysis should contain a thesis that is discussed throughout the essay. the essay should also contain textual evidence to support the analysis and a concluding paragraph. be sure to use correct punctuation, grammar, and spelling, and write using a formal style with precise vocabulary. use terms from the list provided below to construct your analysis. balladâa type of narrative poem that tells a story, usually in the form of a folktale or legend stanzaâa division of a poem that consists of two or more lines dictionâthe selection and use of words that influence the style and tone of the poem connotationâthe emotional suggestion or implied meaning of a word that goes beyond its dictionary definition denotationâthe actual or dictionary definition of a word rhythmâthe recurrence of sound patterns created by a series of stressed and unstressed syllables meterâthe pattern of beats within a line of poetry created by the rhythmic structure of stressed sounds rhyme schemeâa pattern of rhymes in poetry toneâthe attitude of the poet toward the subject or readers, separate from mood or atmosphere moodâthe overall or prevailing feeling that is created in a story or poem themeâthe central idea of the story that reveals something about human life or behavior as you write your analysis, consider these questions: what is the function of rhyme in the poem? what would the poem be like if it did not rhyme? how do the rhyme and rhythm affect or enhance the meaning of the poem? how does the use of imagery and figurative language affect the poem? how is the subject matter and conflict affected by the structure of the poem? did i conclude my analysis clearly, supporting my analysis?
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English, 21.06.2019 22:50
The most likely reason king uses allusions in this part of his speech is to
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