English, 17.02.2020 19:53, bvaughn5915

1. Read the stanza from “The Rainy Day.”
Be still, sad heart! and cease repining; Behind the clouds is the sun still shining; Thy fate is the common fate of all, into each life some rain must fall, Some days must be dark and dreary.
What is the theme of the poem?

A. Death is inevitable
B. Bad things happen if you don’t believe.
C. Don’t lose hope
D. Fate has control

2. Which lines best support the theme that one should be brave when faced with obstacles?

A. I thank whatever gods may be for my unconquerable soul
B. It matters not strait the gate, How changers with punishments the scroll
C. Out of the night that covers me Black as the Pit from pole to pole
D. In the fell clutch of circumstance I have not winced not cried aloud

3. Read the sentence.
He studied and studied... and studied all night long.
What does the ellipsis show?

A. a passage of time while studying
B. a pause in studying
C. a pause while reading the sentence
D. a new sentence

4. Read the passage:
In the end, Longfellow’s poem is one of hope, despite two stanzas that are filled with imagery of darkness, dreariness, and gloom. The poem starts out as a description of deep sadness, but it turns out to be a poem about how sadness and joy alternate in human life.
The passage is take from a literary essay. What should be changed?

A. The point of view is not consistent
B. The passage is written with the appropriate voice and style
C. The transition “in the end” is not appropriate
D. The words “darkness”, “dreariness”, and “gloom” need quotation marks

5. Read the sentence:
To finish the class, you must write a paper with five paragraphs.
Where do parentheses belong in the sentence?

A. To finish the class, you must write(a paper) with five paragraphs
B. To finish the class, you must write a paper(with five paragraphs
C. To (finish this class) you must write a paper with five paragraphs.
D. To finish the class, (you must write) a paper with five paragraphs.

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1. Read the stanza from “The Rainy Day.”
Be still, sad heart! and cease repining; Behind the c...