Which lines from "poetry" best indicate that the poet believes that poetry should express authentic thoughts, feelings, and ideas? a. i, too, dislike it: there are things that are important beyond all this fiddle. b. nor till the poets among us can be “literalists of the imagination”—above insolence and triviality and can present for inspection, “imaginary gardens with real toads in them,” shall we have it. c. when they become so derivative as to become unintelligible, the same thing may be said for all of us, that we do not admire what we cannot understand d. nor is it valid to discriminate against “business documents and school-books”; all these phenomena are important.

If the four main points of this informational speech were changed 1. part-time job interviews ii. summer job interviews iii. college entrance interviews iv. full-time job interviews organization type would change from a. topical, cause-effect b. chronological, topical c. spatial, chronological d. cause-effect, spatial

Which sentence contains the central claim in "compulsory voting: an idea whose time has come" by tor hunter?

Read the passage. the dust bowl during the 1930s, extreme drought and high winds made life incredibly difficult in the great plains region of the united states. in many areas, rainfall was forty percent less than normal. the soil became extremely dry, and when strong winds blew, they created tremendous dust storms. these so-called “black blizzards” were so thick that they made daylight seem like dusk. during this terrible period, the great plains region of the united states was named the “dust bowl.” over the next few years, the drought continued, and the winds created more dust storms. in some places, the drought and high winds lasted for eight years. many people wondered if the black blizzards would ever end. which statement about this paragraph’s main idea is true? this paragraph’s main idea is stated in the topic sentence. there are not enough details to support the main idea. this paragraph’s main idea is implied. this paragraph does not express a main idea.