Read this excerpt from "The Negro Speaks of Rivers" by Langston Hughes. I’ve known rivers:
I’ve known rivers ancient as the world and older than the flow of human blood in human veins.

What does the speaker allude to in this excerpt?

A) rivers as old as civilization itself

B) the rivers from his childhood

C) the bloodshed from the Civil War

D) the survival of his people

Agood persuasive essay topic cannot be a. a fact b. debatable c. something somebody else has already written about

Read the excerpt from “to one in paradise,” by edgar allan poe. thou wast all that to me, love . . a fountain and a shrine, all wreathed with fairy fruits and flowers, and all the flowers were mine. how does poe use a sound device in the excerpt? he uses assonance to connect the images of architecture. he uses alliteration to draw attention to the images of his love. he uses cacophony to create a discordant sound of loss. he uses internal rhyme to enhance the rhythm of his lyrical poem.

If the court issues an injunction against the school's rule, will the petitioning students be glad or upset?