"From the Dark Tower" is a sonnet where the eight lines present a problem and the final six present either a solution or a comment on it. What is the problem Cullen is presenting? What comment or solution does he come up with? Cite at least two lines from the poem in your explanation .

Tell which of the following is a run-on sentence. sentence 1: those huge pickles in the jar! sentence 2: she went to john’s house he wasn’t home she was upset. sentence 3: he ate so much pepperoni pizza last weekend that he never wanted to see one again.

Nthis passage from act iv of romeo and juliet, juliet goes to friar laurence for advice because her father is forcing her to marry count paris. when she gets to the friar’s room, paris is there, arranging for the wedding. which literary technique is used in this exchange between paris and juliet?

Read the excerpts from part 3 of "an occurrence at owl creek bridge." a rising sheet of water curved over him, fell down upon him, blinded him, strangled him! the cannon had taken a hand in the game. as he shook his head free from the commotion of the smitten water he heard the deflected shot humming through the air ahead, and in an instant it was cracking and smashing the branches in the forest beyond. *** a whiz and rattle of grapeshot among the branches high above his head roused him from his dream. the baffled cannoneer had fired him a random farewell. he sprang to his feet, rushed up the sloping bank, and plunged into the forest. *** as he is about to clasp her he feels a stunning blow upon the back of the neck; a blinding white light blazes all about him with a sound like the shock of a cannon—then all is darkness and silence! what function does the motif of the cannon serve throughout the story? the cannon continually pushes farquhar to continue his journey through his dream and back to reality. the cannon encourages farquhar to investigate whether his escape was a dream or reality. the cannon reminds farquhar that time is subjective and encourages him to move quickly in order to reach his home. the cannon represents farquhar’s romantic dream that he escaped his execution and will return home.