What effect does a poet hope to have on the reader when using a simile? a. the poet is trying to encourage the reader to examine the poem carefully. b. the poet is trying to excite the reader. c. the poet is trying to get the reader to make a connection with another poem. d. the poet is trying to get the reader to make a comparison

Shakespeare’s language is considered english. old middle modern current

Read this excerpt from holes. he had no sailing experience, but the ship’s captain signed him aboard. the captain could see that elya was a man of great strength. not everybody could carry a full-grown pig up the side of a mountain. it wasn’t until the ship had cleared the harbor and was heading out across the atlantic that he suddenly remembered his promise to carry madame zeroni up the mountain. he felt terrible. what information does this flashback provide about elya? a.elya did not intend to break his promise to madame zeroni. b.madame zeroni is very angry and disappointed in elya. c.elya is terribly afraid of madame zeroni’s curse. d.elya does not care what happened to madame zeroni.

What is the direct object in the following sentence? jerry asked him a question. a. question b. jerry c. asked