In "check," what does "night was creeping on the ground" mean?
a. the speaker's enemy is sneaking up on him.
b. it was getting dark outside.
c. green grass was dying and turning black.
d. death was everywhere in the graveyard.

Which of these excerpts is most clearly an example of narrative poetry? a. “in xanadu did kubla khan/a stately pleasure dome decree…” b. “and all that’s best of dark and bright/meet in her aspect and her eyes…” c. “who can contemplate fame through clouds unfold/the star which rises…” d. “one shade the more, one ray the less/had half impaired the nameless grace…”

Why does the author of exploring the titanic give background information about his youth and education? to show his lifelong love for the ocean

When hamlet shows his mother a picture of king hamlet and a picture of claudius, he tells her to look at the "counterfeit presentment of two brothers." in shakespeare's day, counterfeit meant a "portrait" or "picture." what does counterfeit mean today?