Figures of Speech: Question 9 Which of the following is characterized by seemingly contradictory but
actually complementary ideas?
Select one
Foil
Euphemism
Paradox
Caricature

Which two lines in this excerpt from arthur conan doyle's "the contest" suggest that emperor nero was ruthless? each choice is in brackets. [an hour later the shepherd was well on his way to his mountain home, and about the same time the emperor, having received the chaplet of olympia for the incomparable excellence of his performance, was making inquiries with a frowning brow as to who the insolent person might be who had dared to utter such contemptuous criticisms.] [“bring him to me here this instant,” said he, “and let marcus with his knife and branding-iron be in attendance.”] [“rumours! ” cried the angry nero. “what do you mean, arsenius? i tell you that the fellow was an ignorant upstart, with the bearing of a boor and the voice of a peacock.] [i have half a mind to burn their town about their ears so that they may remember my visit.”] [“i conquered! you are mad, arsenius. what do you mean? ”] [it is whispered that for once the great god pan has condescended to measure himself against a mortal.”]

Read this passage from the online article “top 10 reasons why everyone is doing yoga” by kathryn livingston. what type of propaganda is the author using? why are so many people doing yoga these days? there must be more to it than endorphins; there has to be a deeper reason why 20 million plus americans have fallen in love with this venerable practice. here is my top ten list – and if you’re a yogi, i’m sure you can think of more.

Elect the correct text in the passage.vhich sentence is a simple sentence? time is not always change. time can also mean continuity, and it can mean keeping acknowledged truths in mind despite differences incraumstonces. there is no better example of this in things fall apart than the retellings of the proverb about the bird named eneke, the larin both retellings is olmost identical despite the length of time that has passed between their repetitions. in comparing the usages of the samproverb, achebe allows his readers to note the similarities and differences between the situations, and he them understand how this stbe applied to their own lives.submit