Excerpt from the most dangerous game
richard connell
1 'off there to the right--somewhere--is a large island,' said whitney. "it's rather a mystery--
2 what island is it? ' rainsford asked.
3 'the old charts call it ship-trap island," whitney replied." a suggestive name, isn't it? sailors have a curious dread of the
place. i don't know why. some superstition--"
4 'can't see it,' remarked rainsford, trying to peer through the dank tropical night that was palpable as it pressed its thick warm
blackness in upon the yacht.
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what is the tone of the passage?
playful
serious
enchanting
mysterious

Read these lines from denise levertov's poem "in thai binh (peace) province": it is that life, unhurried, sure, persistent, i must bring home when i try to bring the war home. child, river, light. here the future, fabled bird that has migrated way from america, nests, and breeds, and sings, common as any sparrow. which statement best interprets the author's use of metaphor in these lines? a. the metaphor of home suggests that american foreign policy should turn inward. b. the metaphor of the river suggests that life moves ear forward. c. the metaphor of the fabled bird suggests that the war has left americans divided. d. the metaphor of the fabled bird suggests that vietnam will rise to fight again.

Read this inference: "one day the neighbors will move out of the little frame house." what detail from the story best supports this inference?

How do you think the political and social strife of england influenced jonathan swift ? how were these problems connected to reason