Directions: identify if each word is a concrete, abstract, or collective noun. **important! ** if you see a number after a choice, make sure you use those choices in order (use the one numbered “1” first, etc.)
dog: a. concrete b. collective. c. abstract
flock: a. concrete b. collective. c. abstract
anxiety: a. concrete b. collective. c. abstract
desk: a. concrete b. collective 1 c. collective 2
band: a. concrete b. collective 1 c. collective 2
team: a. concrete b. collective 1 c. collective 2
freedom: a. abstract 1 b. concrete c. abstract 2
eagle. a. abstract 1 b. concrete c. abstract 2
charity. a. abstract 1 b. concrete c. abstract 2
sodium. a. concrete b. collective. c. abstract

Why did dante most likely choose to write his views on christianity in an indirect manner when he wrote the divine comedy a) dante knew that his family would be looking for hidden messages of his well-being writing and the style gave them personal insight b)donte thought about his own christian views and personal shortcomings as he wrote it and by writing in the style leaders could do the same as dr. thought about his own christian views and personal shortcomings as he wrote it and by writing in the style leaders could do the same as they read it c) dante wanted to point out the church leaders feelings in a very public way so the style of writing allowed him to give names and grievances d) dante felt that writing for entertainment was for riders if you hadn’t fully developed the writing style yet

Read the excerpt from act iv, scene iv of romeo and juliet. capulet: good faith! ’tis day: the county will be here with music straight, for so he said he would. [music within.] i hear him near. nurse! wife! what, no! what, nurse, i say! 30 re-enter nurse. go waken juliet, go and trim her up; i’ll go and chat with paris. hie, make haste, make haste; the bridegroom he is come already: make haste, i say. [exeunt.] 35 this scene is an example of dramatic irony used to create suspense since the audience knows that the musicians will not arrive on time. capulet approves of the match to paris. romeo is already married to juliet. the nurse will be unable to rouse juliet.

Which pair of uses of figurative language from “the caged bird” support the extended metaphor of freedom versus oppression? back of the wind; floats downstream his wings are clipped; his feet are tied the caged bird sings; the free bird thinks dawn bright lawn; grave of dreams