English 9 Exam Connections Academy 2024/2025 with 100% correct answers
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An epic simile is different from a normal simile in that an epic simile correct answersis not limited to a single distinct image, but is more complex,
Read the following quote from Betty Bonham Lies's retelling of the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. When Orpheus made music, all the world stopped t...
An epic simile is different from a normal simile in that an epic simile correct answersis not limited to a
single distinct image, but is more complex,
Read the following quote from Betty Bonham Lies's retelling of the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. When
Orpheus made music, all the world stopped to listen. Wild beasts drew near him, so entranced they put
aside their fierceness. Trees gathered around to hear his beautiful notes. Rivers stopped flowing along
the banks so that they could hear Orpheus, whose music was more harmonious than theirs. The very
rocks softened when he touched his lyre.
What does the use of hyperbole accomplish? Responses correct answersIt exaggerates Orpheus'
beautiful music so that readers understand how powerful an effect Orpheus's music has.
In The Odyssey, Penelope best displays loyalty when she correct answersdevises a plan to delay her
marriage in Odysseus's absence.
Which event foreshadows the resolution of "The Cask of Amontillado" and creates mystery in the story?
correct answersFortunato asks Montresor if he is a Mason.
In "The Most Dangerous Game," Zaroff is defeated by Rainsford's hunting skills and also by his correct
answersown overconfidence.
Read the following line from Poe's "The Raven": "Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to
dream before." Which poetic device does Poe use in this line? correct answersalliteration
Read the following quote from "The Morning of June 28, 1948": It was not my first published story, nor
my last, but I have been assured over and over that if it had been the only story I ever wrote or
published, there would be people who would not forget my name. What does this quote suggest about
, the public's feelings toward "The Lottery?" correct answersReaders were deeply affected by Jackson's
story.
Which of the author's specific word choices in the following passage from "The Morning of June 28,
1948, and 'The Lottery'" best impacts the article's tone?
"On the morning of June 28, 1948, I walked down to the post office in our little Vermont town to pick up
the mail. I was quite casual about it, as I recall - I opened the box, took out a couple of bills and a letter
or two, talked to the postmaster for a few minutes, and left, never supposing that is was the last time for
months that I would pick up the mail without an active feeling of panic." correct answersactive feeling of
panic
In "The Necklace," the struggle for something that proves to be useless is an example of correct
answersirony.
For what reason does Shirley Jackson likely use stock characters in "The Lottery?" correct answersto
draw attention to the story's plot and theme
From which of the following lines can readers infer that Marge Piercy, the poet who wrote "To Be of
Use," views hard work as an activity that is worthwhile? correct answers"who do what has to be done,
again and again."
Which of the following lines from "I Hear America Singing" best expresses the poem's theme that many
people contribute to America? correct answers"I hear America singing, the varied carols I hear,"
Read the following lines from Marge Piercy's "To Be of Use": The people I love the best jump into work
head first without dallying in the shallows and swim off with sure strokes almost out of sight. They seem
to become natives of that element, the black sleek heads of seals bouncing like half-submerged balls.
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