Read “Once I Saw the Mountains Angry,” by Stephen Crane.Once I saw mountains angry,And ranged in battle-front.Against them stood a little man;Aye, he was no bigger than my finger.I laughed, and spoke to one near me,"Will he prevail?""Surely," replied this other;"His grandfathers beat them many times."Then did I see much virtue in grandfathers—At least, for the little manWho stood against the mountains.Which best describes the theme of this poem?
Based on the dialect used throughout The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, which of the following statements about the characters within the story is most accurate?
Read the excerpt from "Mending Wall," by Robert Frost.Something there is that doesn’t love a wall,That sends the frozen-ground-swell under it,And spills the upper boulders in the sun;And makes gaps even two can pass abreast.What is Frost describing that “doesn’t love a wall”?
Read the excerpt from President Woodrow Wilson’s speech, “War Message to Congress.”Neutrality is no longer feasible or desirable where the peace of the world is involved and the freedom of its peoples, and the menace to that peace and freedom lies in the existence of autocratic governments backed by organized force which is controlled wholly by their will, not by the will of their people. Which best explains President Wilson’s use of the word “autocratic”?
Which is a motif in "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" that represents being trapped?
Miguel is researching the effects of pollution on the Pacific Ocean, and he has found several potential sources. Which is a scholarly source?
Read the excerpt from "Poetry."I, too, dislike it: there are things that are important beyond all this fiddle. Reading it, however, with a perfect contempt for it, one discovers in it after all, a place for the genuine. What is the meaning of the word “contempt” in this context?
Read the excerpt from "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?”Go where you may, search where you will, roam through all the monarchies and despotisms of the Old World, travel through South America, search out every abuse, and when you have found the last, lay your facts by the side of the everyday practices of this nation, and you will say with me, that, for revolting barbarity and shameless hypocrisy, America reigns without a rival.Which best describes the impact of the author’s repetitive use of words that suggest similar ideas, such as “go,” “search,” and “roam”?
How are the themes of “We Wear the Mask” and "A Man Said to the Universe" similar?
Read the excerpt from "Mending Wall."Spring is the mischief in me, and I wonderIf I could put a notion in his head:“Why do they make good neighbours? Isn’t itWhere there are cows? But here there are no cows.Before I built a wall I’d ask to knowWhat I was walling in or walling out,And to whom I was like to give offence.Something there is that doesn’t love a wall,That wants it down.” I could say “Elves” to him,But it’s not elves exactly, and I’d ratherHe said it for himself.What is the speaker’s mood in this excerpt?
In "Sympathy," why does Dunbar repeat the phrase “I know” throughout the poem?
Read the excerpt from “Autumn” by Jean Starr Untermeyer. Great jars laden with the raw green of pickles,Standing in a solemn row across the back of the porch, Exhaling the pungent dill; In the excerpt, the word “pungent” refers to the pickles’
Read the excerpt from "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge." He unclosed his eyes and saw again the water below him. "If I could free my hands," he thought, "I might throw off the noose and spring into the stream. By diving I could evade the bullets and, swimming vigorously, reach the bank, take to the woods and get away home. My home, thank God, is as yet outside their lines; my wife and little ones are still beyond the invader’s farthest advance.”Which best describes the impact of the narration in the excerpt?
Read the final paragraph of "How We Entered World War I."In April 1917 the illusion of isolation was destroyed. America came to the end of innocence, and of the exuberant freedom of bachelor independence. That the responsibilities of world power have not made us happier is no surprise. To help ourselves manage them, we have replaced the illusion of isolation with a new illusion of omnipotence. That screen, too, must fall.Which best explains the purpose of repeating the word “illusion” in the paragraph?
Which images in the poem “We Wear the Mask” best portray an ironic contrast?
Read the lines from chapter 22 of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.Then at the bottom was the biggest line of all, which said:LADIES AND CHILDREN NOT ADMITTED."There," says he, "if that line don't fetch them, I don't know Arkansaw!"Twain is most likely using humor to convey his viewpoint that
Read the excerpt from "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?”What, to the American slave, is your 4th of July? What is the purpose of this rhetorical question as it used by Douglass?
Read the excerpt from "Poetry."I, too, dislike it: there are things that are important beyond all this fiddle. Reading it, however, with a perfect contempt for it, one discovers in it after all, a place for the genuine.Based on context, what is the most likely definition for “fiddle”?
Read the two excerpts from section 3 of "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge."Then all at once, with terrible suddenness, the light about him shot upward with the noise of a loud splash; a frightful roaring was in his ears, and all was cold and dark. The power of thought was restored; he knew that the rope had broken and he had fallen into the stream. ***As he is about to clasp her he feels a stunning blow upon the back of the neck; a blinding white light blazes all about him with a sound like the shock of a cannon—then all is darkness and silence!What does the motif of a loud sound represent in the story?
Which best describes a strong research question?
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