How does longfellow's poem "the warning" show the influence of the story of sampson? it contrasts sampson's weaknesses as a leader with the strength of the people of the commonweal. it highlights the similarities between systems of justice in the present and in the past. it compares the fate of the philistines to the potential fate of a country that supports slavery. it stresses the idea that throughout time people have been unjustly imprisoned for their beliefs.

What type of figurative language is used in this passage from "letter from birmingham jail"? just as the prophets of the eighth century b. c. left their villages and carried their "thus saith the lord" far beyond the boundaries of their hometowns, and just as the apostle paul left his village of tarsus and carried the gospel of jesus christ to the far corners of the greco roman world, so am i compelled to carry the gospel of freedom beyond my own hometown. allusion symbolism imagery metaphor

We would like to work at the soup kitchen underline startsmore frequentlyunderline ends next year. which best identifies the degree of comparison of the underlined adjective or adverb?

Mr and mrs van daan murmur their welcome what are the playwrights indicating by using the word murmur?