Which parts of these excerpts indicate that soldiers are completely unprepared to fight in a war?
gas! gas! quick, boys! –an ecstasy of fumbling,
fitting the clumsy helmets just in time;
but someone still was yelling out and stumbling,
and flound'ring like a man in fire or
dim, through the misty panes and thick green light,
as under a green sea, i saw him drowning.
(wilfred owen, “dulce et decorum est”)
you smug-faced crowds with kindling eye
who cheer when soldier lads march by,
sneak home and pray you'll never know
the hell where youth and laughter go.
(siegfried sassoon, “suicide in the trenches”)

“unlike my opponent, i propose freedom from crime, freedom from poverty, and freedom from unemployment “ what rhetorical approach is the speaker most likely to be talking in this sentence? a. the speaker wants the audience to question the meaning of freedom and redifine it. b. the speaker wants the structure of this sentence to stand out in the listeners minds. c. the speaker wants to anticipate and address w counter-argument from his or her opponent. d. the speaker wants to transition into a topic that is largely unrelated to previous topics.

Read the opening lines of chapter 1 of twenty years at hull house and answer the question. on the theory that our genuine impulses may be connected with our childish experiences, that one’s bent may be tracked back to that “no-man’s land” where character is formless but nevertheless settling into definite lines of future development, i begin this record with some impressions of my childhood. the author begins her book with memories from her childhood. according to this excerpt, addams felt strongly that childhood was important because its trials and triumphs will support a successful life suffering during this time can create long-lasting goals it has a strong impact on personal growth throughout life children are free of the ethical judgments that adults make next question

What is imagery in a play? o o o o a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two different things a literary device that uses vivid language that appeals to the senses a figure of speech in which objects, such as trees, have human attributes a literary device that uses things like animals to express abstract ideas