Read this excerpt from an emily dickinson poem. how dreary to be somebody! how public, like a frog to tell your name the livelong day to an admiring bog! what do these lines indicate about dickinson’s view of pride? they suggest that pride doesn’t require self-praise. they indicate that she had little pride in herself. they are meant to show that pride can cause a downfall. they portray pride and self-worth as unimportant.

The answer is: They portray pride and self-worth as unimportant.

In the excerpt from the poem “I’m Nobody! Who are you?,” the author Emily Dickinson  makes reference to the Somebodies: people who show a high opinion of themselves. She claims they keep talking about who they are and saying the same things to people who also keep saying the same things to everybody. Thus, she compares them to frogs that only croak and croak in the swamp.

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the price of our current war is high; it costs money and it costs lives.

but it does not cost our pride. it does not cost the guilt that would arise from knowing that we did nothing to intervene while our neighboring nations fell to despotic leaders.

it does not cost the terror of knowing that our allies are unstable. it does not cost the fear that we, too, will be next to fall.

which sentence most accurately explains why the speaker's use of the parallel structure is effective in this passage?

a. it underscores that disagreement will not be tolerated and will be dealt with swiftly.

b. it makes the speaker seem like a decisive and capable leader.

c. it emphasizes reasons to fight and inspires listeners to aid the war effort.

d. it establishes the speaker's credibility by acknowledging the difficulties of war.