How are american literature and the american identity interrelated? a. american literature often portrays aspects of the american identity. b. the american identity is usually determined by american literature. c. american literature is part of the system by which the federal government creates an american identity. d. american literature is the inspiration through which people build an american identity.

In "the fish," elizabeth bishop uses simile and metaphor to develop tone. select one simile and one metaphor from the poem, and explain how each example contributes to the tone of the text. be sure to use specific examples from the text in your response.

Me 31) what is the best definition of the word ventured as it is used in the final sentence of paragraph 1? with high hope for the future, no prediction in regard to it is ventured. a) desired b) c) justified d) risked 32) with malice toward none; with charity for all; with firmness in the right, as god gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in; to bind up the nation’s wounds; to care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan—to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves, and with all nations. lincoln uses the last paragraph of his speech a) to emphasize the atrocities of war. b) to show his concern for all nations. c) to ask for more support for the war. d) to describe his visions for the nation's rebirth. 33) now, at the expiration of four years, during which public declarations have been constantly called forth on every point and phase of the great contest which still absorbs the attention and engrosses the energies of the nation, little that is new could be presented. which is the best definition for expiration as it is used in the selected sentence? a) emission of breath b) ceasing to be in effect c) the act of breathing out d) the emission of volatile matter from the earth's atmosphere 34) the almighty has his own purposes. ‘woe unto the world because of offenses! for it must needs be that offenses come; but woe to that man by whom the offense cometh.’ what is the meaning of the word offenses as used in the first line of the fifth paragraph? a) breaking the law b) attack or assault c) causing injury, causing harm or hurt d) sin; wrongdoing against someone else

Brutus: but as he was ambitious, i slew him. . who is here so base that would be a bondman? if any, speak, for him have i offended. who is here so rude that would not be a roman? if any, speak, for him have i offended. who is here so vile that will not love his country? if any, speak, for him have i offended. i pause for a reply. which rhetorical device does brutus use in this excerpt?