Read the excerpt. then, answer the question(s).

helen, thy beauty is to me
like those nicean barks of yore,
that gently, o'er a perfumed sea,
that weary, way-worn wanderer bore
to his own native shore.

on desperate seas long wont to roam,
thy hyacinth hair, thy classic face,
thy naiad airs have brought me home
to the beauty of fair greece,
and the grandeur of old rome.

--from "to helen" by edgar allan poe

which word signals the use of a simile in the excerpt?
a. like
b. that
c. as
d. to

"the man held steadily on. he was not much given to thinking, and just then particularly he had nothing to think about save that he would eat lunch at the forks and that at six o'clock he would be in camp with the boys." for which of the following statements would the selection provide evidence? a. the man is headed toward a great deal of conflict with the icy yukon wilderness. b. the men in the camp expect him to join them for supper after six o'clock. c. the man underestimates the forces of nature with which he will come in conflict. d. the man expects his dog to safely guide him to the camp.

The tone of this speech could best be described as expressing a feeling of read the excerpt from president ronald reagan's speech on the night before the 1980 presidential election, i believe we can embark on a new age of reform in this country and an era of national renewal an era that will reorder the relationship between citizen and government, that will make government again responsive to people, that will revitalize the values of family, work, and neighborhood and that will testore our private and independent social fear hope anger pride

Which type of writing is best illustrated in a venn diagram? chronological order fact and opinion comparison and contrast cause and effect