Analyzing Sound Effects Do not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rave at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
–"Do not go gentle into that good night,"
Dylan Thomas
Which statement best describes the effect of the rhyme in this stanza?
The use of the rhyming words night and light stresses the idea that people should not be afraid of death.
The use of the rhyming words age and rage highlights the contrast between the speaker’s youth and his complex emotions.
The use of the rhyming words night and light emphasizes the contrast between death and life.
The use of the rhyming words age and rage draws attention to the speaker’s optimism.

Which statement best expresses the meaning of these lines from “the courage that my mother had”? that courage like a rock, which she / has no more need of, and i have. a. the speaker equates her mother's courage with a rock. b. the speaker needs the kind of courage her mother showed. c. the speaker realizes her mother no longer needs courage d. the speaker realizes her mother found courage in rocks.

Which of the following is best written: 1. my favorite day of the year is july 24 my birthday 2. my favorite day, of the year, is july 24 my birthday 3. my favorite day of the year is july 24-my birthday 4. my favorite day of the year is (july 24) my birthday

Me with this questions i really need them right 4. any complex sentence contains a. independent clauses only b. dependent clauses only c. one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses d. neither independent clauses nor dependent clauses 5. an appositive is a phrase or clause that a. is a noun or group of words acting as a noun b. is placed right next to a noun c. gives more information about a noun d. all of the above 6. select the correctly punctuated sentence containing appositve. a. the vocational counselor an experienced placement specialist has agreed to me get a job. b. the vocational counselor, an experienced placement specialist has agreed to me get a job. c. the vocational counselor an experienced placement specialist, has agreed to me get a job. d. the vocational counselor, an experienced placement specialist, has agreed to me get a job.