Constructed Response The question below refers to the selection "Federigo's Falcon from the Decameron." The French writer André Maurois said, "We owe to the Middle Ages the two worst inventions of humanity-romantic love and gunpowder." Do you think the story of Federigo proves or disproves this opinion about romantic love? Support your answer with details from the selection.

Which is a higher ratio, 6: 9 or 3: 7

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows. ‘you make me feel uncivilized, daisy,’ i confessed on my second glass of corky but rather impressive claret. ‘can’t you talk about crops or something? ’ i meant nothing in particular by this remark but it was taken up in an unexpected way. ‘civilization’s going to pieces,’ broke out tom violently. ‘i’ve gotten to be a terrible pessimist about things. have you read ‘the rise of the coloured empires’ by this man goddard? ’ ‘why, no,’ i answered, rather surprised by his tone. ‘well, it’s a fine book, and everybody ought to read it. the idea is if we don’t look out the white race will be—will be utterly submerged. it’s all scientific stuff; it’s been proved.’ in this passage, tom’s ideas about race relations come off as uncivilized. what literary device is fitzgerald using here? irony personification metaphor simile

This poem describes a train as if it were a horse. what literacy device does the poet use in this poem?