Read the stanza from the poem "The Battle of Blenheim." They say it was a shocking sight After the field was won; For many thousand bodies here Lay rotting in the sun; But things like that, you know, must be After a famous victory. Which line in the stanza is an example of verbal irony? "Lay rotting in the sun;" "'They say it was a shocking sight" "For many thousand bodies here" "After a famous victory."

Why would the following likely fail as the basis for an evaluation argument? “the theme of gender bias among adults is an important one.” a. it is based on a moral judgment that not everyone shares. b. it is based on the writers personal tastes. c. it is based on a faulty assumption. d. none of the above.

Which claim does the sentence "teach english and play with children in local orphanages by day and enjoy the sights and new friends by night" support?

Read the excerpt from part 2 of zeitoun. zeitoun woke with the sun and crawled out of his tent. the day was bright, and as far as he could see in any direction the city was underwater. . he could only think of judgment day, of noah and forty days of rain. and yet it was so quiet, so still. nothing moved. he sat on the roof and scanned the horizon, looking for any person, any animal or machine moving. nothing. as he did his morning prayers, a helicopter broke the silence, shooting across the treetops and heading downtown. why does the author include the details of zeitoun’s morning? to suggest the hopelessness of zeitoun’s situation to illustrate the solitary existence endured by survivors to establish zeitoun’s dedication to the rituals of his faith to reveal the military’s attempts at assistance