In Knock knock by daniel beaty PART A: How does the first half of the poem (Lines 1-44) compare to
the second half (Lines 45-69)?

A The first half of the poem addresses the speaker's desire to have his
father in his life, while the second half shows that he is able succeed
without him.
B The first half of the poem shows how dependent the speaker is on
his father, while the second half proves that he doesn't need him.
C The first half of the poem shows how much the speaker needs his
father, while the second half expresses his anger at him for being
absent.
or D The first half of the poem shows how close the speaker and his
father were, while the second half reveals how much hatred he now
has for his father.

Read the passage and choose the correct punctuation marks

Read this paragraph from chapter 5 of the prince. there are, for example, the spartans and the romans. the spartans held athens and thebes, establishing there an oligarchy: nevertheless they lost them. the romans, in order to hold capua, carthage, and numantia, dismantled them, and did not lose them. they wished to hold greece as the spartans held it, making it free and permitting its laws, and did not succeed. so to hold it they were compelled to dismantle many cities in the country, for in truth there is no safe way to retain them otherwise than by ruining them. and he who becomes master of a city accustomed to freedom and does not destroy it, may expect to be destroyed by it, for in rebellion it has always the watchword of liberty and its ancient privileges as a rallying point, which neither time nor benefits will ever cause it to forget. and whatever you may do or provide against, they never forget that name or their privileges unless they are disunited or dispersed, but at every chance they immediately rally to them, as pisa after the hundred years she had been held in bondage by the florentines. what idea is stressed in the passage? the desire for liberty the establishment of an oligarchy the dismantling of an acquired state the tendency toward rebellion

Ill she not be here anon? is she not hurrying to upbraid me for my haste? have i not heard her footstep on the stair? do i not distinguish that heavy and horrible beating of her heart? what is the effect of parallelism in this excerpt? it emphasizes usher’s misunderstanding. it emphasizes usher’s love for his sister. it emphasizes usher’s psychological fixation. it emphasizes usher’s melancholy nature.