Read the following poem carefully before you choose your answers.



A Whippoorwill in the Woods


Night after night, it was very nearly enough,
they said, to drive you crazy: a whippoorwill
in the woods repeating itself like the stuck groove
of an LP with a defect, and no way possible
(5) of turning the thing off.


And night after night, they said, in the insomniac
small hours the whipsawing voice of obsession
would have come in closer, the way a sick
thing does when it's done for—or maybe the reason
(10) was nothing more melodramatic


than a night-flying congregation of moths, lured in
in their turn by house-glow, the strange heat
of it—imagine the nebular dangerousness, if one
were a moth, the dark pockmarked with beaks, the great
(15) dim shapes, the bright extinction—


if moths are indeed, after all, what a whippoorwill
favors. Who knows? Anyhow, from one point of view
insects are to be seen as an ailment, moths above all:
the filmed-over, innumerable nodes of spun-out tissue
(20) untidying the trees, the larval


spew of such hairy hordes, one wonders what use
they can be other than as a guarantee no bird
goes hungry. We're like that. The webbiness,
the gregariousness of the many are what we can't abide.
(25) We single out for notice


above all what's disjunct, the way birds are,
with their unhooked-up, cheekily anarchic
dartings and flashings,their uncalled-for color—
the indelible look of the rose-breasted grosbeak
(30) an aunt of mine, a noticer


of such things before the noticing had or needed
a name, drew my five-year-old attention up to, in
the green deeps of a maple. She never married,
believed her cat had learned to leave birds alone,
(35) and for years, node after node,


by lingering degrees she made way within for
what wasn't so much a thing as it was a system,
a webwork of error that throve until it killed her.
What is health? We must all die sometime.
(40) Whatever it is out there


in the woods, that begins to seem like
a species of madness, we survive as we can:
the hooked-up, the humdrum, the brief, tragic
wonder of being at all. The whippoorwill out in
(45) the woods, for me, brought back


as by a relay, from a place at such a distance
no recollection now in place could reach so far,
the memory of a memory she told me of once:
of how her father, my grandfather, by whatever
(50) now unfathomable happenstance,


carried her (she might have been five) into the breathing night.
"Listen!" she said he'd said. “Did you hear it?
That was a whippoorwill.” And she (and I) never forgot.

From Westward by Amy Clampitt.
Copyright © 1990 by Any Clampitt.
Reprinted by permission of Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.

The diction used to describe moths in lines 19–21 suggests that


science is slowly beginning to understand certain mysteries

science is slowly beginning to understand certain mysteries

the speaker finds some aspects of nature alien to her

the speaker finds some aspects of nature alien to her

nature is able to provide a truly tragic spectacle

nature is able to provide a truly tragic spectacle

nature is governed by a higher power

nature is governed by a higher power

the beauty of nature is a source of comfort to the speaker

Answer:

nature is able to provide a truly tragic spectacle

Explanation:

Because they are amazing but they are also deadly and dangerous.

I wanted to tell her she shouldn’t be playing Scrabble yet. Or looking in the mirror. Or turning the stereo any louder than what you needed just to hear it. It wasn’t fair to Dad, and it wasn’t fair to me.


—Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close,

Jonathan Safran Foer


On what assumptions are the narrator’s inferences based? Check all of the boxes that apply.


People do not play Scrabble well after they have lost a loved one.


People everywhere are affected by death.


People should not enjoy themselves after they have lost a loved one.


People who enjoy themselves after a death are unfair to everyone around them.





The answers are C and D

Use the table below to evaluate Obama’s speech. Include your evaluation and details from the text to support it.

Read the excerpt from act 1, scene 2, of julius caesar. cassius. to every new protester; if you know that i do fawn on men and hug them hard and after scandal them: or if you know that i profess myself in banqueting to all the rout: then hold me dangerous. [flourish, and shout] which statement best explains why shakespeare has cassius use the word fawn rather than a synonym such as flatter to describe his actions? fawn is more negative, suggesting manipulation of another for personal gain. fawn is a comparison to a deer and therefore creates a weak image. flatter is the more negative word, and cassius wishes to be kind in his description. flatter is used throughout the play as a compliment, and cassius would not brag about his own abilities.

is this a run-on sentence? We’re considering adopting a collie or a Labrador both breeds enjoy being active. Yes no

The example in the excerpt helps the authors arrive at which of the following conclusions? the majority of people are corrupt. The majority of people are honest. Glaucon and paul feldman were wrong. Socrates and adam smith were wrong.

please help me it's important​

Part 1: Hidden Assumptions (Lecture 7)
Analyze the following passages, pointing out any hidden aſsumptions.
Passage:
"Smoking should be banned. Cigarette is like a dangerous drug - the more we consume, the more
we are addicted to it. Moreover, like dangerous drugs, cigarettes make us feel better in the short
run but harm us in the long run. Furthermore, smoking creates second-hand smoke which has
negative health impacts on non-smokers. It is important that people are free to do what they want.
But it is more important that people should not cause harms to themselves or to others. Therefore,
smoking harm us as individuals and harm society. So it should be illegal. "​

Depression is a serve disease?​

3. What expectations does the narrator have of her suitor and where do these expectations come from

Read the poem "the wife-woman," by anne spencer. maker-of-sevens in the scheme of things from earth to star; thy cycle holds whatever is fate, and over the border the bar. though rank and fierce the mariner sailing the seven seas, he prays, as he holds his glass to his eyes, coaxing the pleiades. i cannot love them; and i feel your glad chiding from the grave, that my all was only worth at all, what joy to you it gave. these seven links the law compelled for the human chain— i cannot love them; and you, oh, seven-fold months in flanders slain! a jungle there, a cave here, bred six and a million years, sure and strong, mate for mate, such love as culture fears; i gave you clear the oil and wine; you saved me your hob and hearth— see how even life may be ere the sickle comes and leaves a swath. but i can wait the seven of moons, or years i spare, hoarding the heart’s plenty, nor spend a drop, nor share— so long but outlives a smile and a silken gown; then gaily i reach up from my shroud, and you, glory-clad, reach down. what is the main similarity between "the wife-woman" and frost’s poem "mending wall"? both use humorous language. both use iambic pentameter. both use blank verse. both use strict meter.

Please help and have a good day

A(n) pronoun does not clearly refer to a specific antecedent.

QUESTION 6
6 / 8
Which is the closest antonym for
the word routine, as it is used in the
article?
A. ancient
B. unique
C. convenient
D. normal
CUID MIT

Teddies mood about his village home is what I’m escape under the forever sky A angry B silly C. tense D.annoyed

I NEED A THREE PARAGRAPH SUMMARY ON WHAT THIS POEM IS ABOUT

There's a place between two stands of trees where the grass grows uphill
and the old revolutionary road breaks off into shadows
near a meetinghouse abandoned by the persecuted
who disappeared into those shadows.

I've walked there picking mushrooms at the edge of dread, but don't be fooled
this isn't a Russian poem, this is not somewhere else but here,
our country moving closer to its own truth and dread,
its own ways of making people disappear.

I won't tell you where the place is, the dark mesh of the woods
meeting the unmarked strip of light—
ghost-ridden crossroads, leaf mold paradise:
I know already who wants to buy it, sell it, make it disappear.

And I won't tell you where it is, so why do I tell you
anything? Because you still listen, because in times like these
to have you listen at all, it's necessary
to talk about trees.

GIVING 60 POINTS AND BRAINLIEST

can god be 3-in-1?
please answer my question

Please answer this questions carefully

Write a prepared speech on the topic: Freedom Of Speech Gone Too Far

Help!!

Critics might say that smart phones in the classroom cause too many distractions. A 2009 article in Education Magazine made just such a claim. Although cell phones can certainly cause distractions, current research suggests that teachers and students are putting phones to better use. A 2013 Educator Insider poll reveals that 67% of high school instructors now encourage students to use phones in the classroom setting. Students without phones are actually at a disadvantage in the classroom. The poll lists Internet access, spell checks, and collaboration as three key uses of smart phones in an educational setting.


What is the counterclaim the author introduces to the argument?

A. Cell phones should be allowed in the classroom.
B. Cell phones in the classroom cause too many distractions.
C. Students without phones are actually at a disadvantage in the classroom.
D. 67% of high school instructors now encourage students to use phones in the classroom.

Select the correct answer.
Which of the following is a sentence fragment?
A.
The marching band put on a great show.
B.
Although the band seemed to march and play on their own.
C.
The drum major did an excellent job of directing.
D.
The band introduced an original piece of music at the show.

PART A: What connection does the author draw between his appearance and his experiences with the justice system?

A. The author explains how his professional clothing made him a target for
harassment from the other people locked in the cell.
B. The author attributes his short stature and height as the reasons for the officers’
delayed responses to his criminal behavior.
C. The author describes the officers as more reluctant to confront him, a white
man in a suit, than when they interacted with people of color.
D. The author claims that he received a much lighter sentence for his crimes
because of his young age and status as a lawyer.

YOUR TURN - Finish the story
We were telling ghost stories around the fire in the woods while we camped out.
Jarod was first.
He said, “The forest is full of scary things. Every time I go in, I swear I see at least
one ghost. And, usually, it's the ghost of Everett Maples."
He stood and started pacing, "Everett Maples was a boy who lived in our town
twenty years ago. The story is that he was walking through the woods to cut from
his house to his friend's house when a wolf came and took him away."
At that moment a howl cut through the night and we all jumped.

(4) Which one of the following sentences has the use of infinitive verb?
A. He played hockey brilliantly. ⃝
B. The dragons fight fiercely. ⃝
C. I made him learn tenses. ⃝
D. They have been playing since morning. ⃝

Can someone please help me? :(

How does this incident show Ponyboy changing? How does his thinking and how do his actions reveal this?

How would the meaning of this passage be affected if fawned were changed to cowered? it would show that the conspirators did love caesar. It would demonstrate how brutus always admired caesar. It would imply that the conspirators responded to caesar out of fear. It would show that the conspirators were honest in their praise for caesar.

The poetic device used in the line below is an example of.

I may seem calm to you, but inside I’m really quite nervous

Which of the following is a good strategy for preventing a conflict from getting out of control?

What did Trevor’s mom worry about when going to visit Temperance Noah’s (Trevor’s grandfather) second family? Why was she worried about this? What do you think this tells us about Trevor’s mom?