Why was ezra pound so important to the evolution of poetry in the early 20th century? 2. define stagnant. 3. who did pound look to as the founder of truly american poetry, and why? 4. define unencumbered. 5. define begrudgingly. 6. what did pound draw from in whitman's poetry, and what did he want to change? 7. define tenets. 8. what was pound's goal in transforming poetry? 9. explain what pound meant by "direct treatment of the thing." 10. define abstractions. 11. despite the fact that pound found whitman to be too wordy, what did he admire about whitman's language, and what did he want to achieve in modern poetry? 12. define cadence. 13. how did pound believe that highly structured rhythm or rhyme affected a poem's purpose?

Commander mckee checked the dials and switches in the shuttle cockpit and determined that they were functioning normally. he then tested the communications systems that connected his ship with the mission control headquarters. he checked the fuel gauges and saw that there was enough fuel for the months-long trip to saturn. all of the other gauges and meters checked out normal, and the idling engines gave off a strong, reassuring hum. after a final glance around, mckee declared that the shuttle was finally ready for takeoff. he readied the brave astronauts under his command and the ground crew alertly awaiting the launch. the rocket took off and, racing through space, eventually arrived at saturn, where commander mckee and his assistants built the first successful human colony. 126 words, 9.8 flesch, 1180 lexile how could a change in emphasis best develop the events in this passage, making for a more interesting and exciting read?

Which of the narrator's statements in "the yellow wallpaper" suggests that she does not think women are too frail to be intellectual? a.i verily believe she thinks it is the writing which made me sick! b.of course i didn't do a thing. jennie sees to everything now. c. i don't feel as if it was worth while to turn my hand over for anything, and i'm getting dreadfully fretful and querulous. d. so i walk a little in the garden or down that lovely lane, sit on the porch under the roses, and lie down up here a good deal.

Laugh and be merry, remember, better the world with a song,    better the world with a blow in the teeth of a wrong.    laugh, for the time is brief, a thread the length of a span.    laugh and be proud to belong to the old proud pageant of man. (laugh and be merry/john masefield/public domain) which of these is the main idea of the poem?