Read the following excerpt from "madam and the rent man" by langston hughes. he said, madam, i ain't ! i said, neither am i. so we agrees! the poet chooses to use slang in this stanza because it a. reflects the way people really spoke, which makes the poem more realistic. b. avoids using informal language, which is not appropriate for poems. c. provides a standard rhyme within the stanza, which makes the poem easier to understand. d. shows a bond between madam and the rent man that suggests they will resolve their differences.

Which statement best summarizes this excerpt from leo tolstoy's the death of ivan ilyich? and in imagination he began to recall the best moments of his pleasant life. but strange to say none of those best moments of his pleasant life now seemed at all what they had then seemed—none of them except the first recollections of childhood. there, in childhood, there had been something really pleasant with which it would be possible to live if it could return. but the child who had experienced that happiness existed no longer, it was like a reminiscence of somebody else.

Which statement best evaluates the author's use of pacing in the passage? a. the author's use of pacing is not effective, because the imagery and figurative language don't adequately describe either the cheetah or the gazelle. b. the author's use of pacing is effective, because the imagery and figurative language speed up the action, making the scene come alive for the reader. c. the author's use of pacing is effective, because the long, complex sentences the reader fully understand the power and beauty of nature. d. the author's use of pacing is not effective, because the long, complex sentences distract from the sense of stress and anxiety the passage should convey.

Touch ethic is determined by a values b. culture c. education d. employment