Read the following poem by grace paley and answer the question that follows. your response should be 2–3 sentences in length. family" my father was brilliant embarrassed funny handsome my mother was plain serious principled kind my grandmother was intelligent lonesome for her other life her dead children silent my aunt was beautiful bitter angry loving i fell among these adjectives in earliest childhood and was nearly buried with opportunity some of them stuck to me others finding me american and smooth slipped away. what does the speaker of the poem imply about being american?

Read the excerpt from "annabel lee," by edgar allan poe. and this was the reason that, long ago, in this kingdom by the sea, a wind blew out of a cloud, chilling my beautiful annabel lee; so that her highborn kinsmen came and bore her away from me, to shut her up in a sepulchre in this kingdom by the sea. how does the rhythm of the excerpt support the theme of the poem? the rhythm changes on the phrase “a kingdom by the sea,” emphasizing poe’s distrust of a monarchy. the rhythm changes on the phrase “bore her away from me,” emphasizing poe’s desire to be reunited the rhythm changes on the words “chilling” and “sepulchre,” emphasizing poe’s complaint about unexpected death. the rhythm changes on the words “lee” and “me,” emphasizing poe’s fear that his bond with his love is fragile.

Answer quick 20 points how does penny baxter's view of the forresters differ from that of ma baxter's view after fodder-wing's death? a. penny views the forresters as foolish people, while ma baxter views them as heroes. b. penny is angry with the forresters, while ma baxter feels a connection to them. c. penny sees the forresters as criminals, while ma baxter thinks they are victims. d. penny feels sympathy for the forresters' loss, while ma baxter shows no respect for their loss.

In act 5, which of the following seems to carry power in rome? a. violence b. rhetoric c. hope d. defeat