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what type of sensory imagery is employed when gilman writes “the sprawling outlines run off in great slanting waves of optic horror, like a lot of wallowing seaweeds in full chase”

auditory(sound)
olfactory (taste)
tactile (touch)
visual (sight)

Based on what you know about travelogues and marco polo’s life, what is the best prediction for the purpose of marco polo’s writing? he wanted to persuade others to make the same journey to asia. he wanted to entertain readers with fictional tales based on his travels. he wanted to inform readers about what he saw and learned on his journey. he wanted to keep a careful record to map the lands between italy and china. c.

Select the correct answer. what opinion about russian society does leo tolstoy express in this excerpt from the death of ivan ilyich? the awful, terrible act of his dying was, he could see, reduced by those about him to the level of a casual, unpleasant, and almost indecorous incident (as if someone entered a drawing room defusing an unpleasant odour) and this was done by that very decorum which he had served all his life long. he saw that no one felt for him, because no one even wished to grasp his position. only gerasim recognized it and pitied him. and so ivan ilyich felt at ease only with him. he felt comforted when gerasim supported his legs (sometimes all night long) and refused to go to bed, saying: "don't you worry, ivan ilyich. i'll get sleep enough later on," or when he suddenly became familiar and exclaimed: "if you weren't sick it would be another matter, but as it is, why should i grudge a little trouble? " gerasim alone did not lie; everything showed that he alone understood the facts of the case and did not consider it necessary to disguise them, but simply felt sorry for his emaciated and enfeebled master. once when ivan ilyich was sending him away he even said straight out: "we shall all of us die, so why should i grudge a little trouble? "—expressing the fact that he did not think his work burdensome, because he was doing it for a dying man and hoped someone would do the same for him when his time came. a. the peasant class in nineteenth-century russia was full of honest and compassionate people. b. educated professionals gained influence in russian society in the nineteenth century. c. in the nineteenth century, middle-class russians were rich and well-educated. d. peasants more readily accepted unpleasant facts of life, while the middle class tried to deny them.

Aturn of events part a what is the effect of the narrator’s mindset at the beginning of the story? a. she is nervous about making friends at her new school, developing the theme that most young people value acceptance from their peers. b. she is apprehensive about being in her first competition, developing the theme that new experiences challenge old ways of thinking. c. she is reassured by her coach’s attention, developing the theme that most people appreciate reassurance from others in stressful moments. d. she is confident about the practice she has put in, developing the theme that preparedness is key to a successful performance. part b which quotation from the story best supports the response to part a? a. “i stand among my teammates and about a hundred other girls at the starting line, a rainbow of singlets on a field of thirsty grass.” b. “having just moved from one local suburb to another after my parents' divorce, i was thrilled to be fitting in with a fun group of girls before stepping into a new school— …” c. “…i've practiced with my teammates in the evenings, the only rising freshman to show up to the optional preseason runs.” d. “despite my coach's advice to 'stay loose' before the five-kilometer race, i remain still, and i can feel my muscles start to tense.”