The following question refers to “the pit and the pendulum” by edgar allan poe. when the narrator awakes to find himself on his back with no restraints on him, why is he afraid to open his eyes? he hears people in the room, and he does not want them to know that he is awake he cannot see anything without his prescription glasses. he is crying and cannot bear to open his eyes and look at his surroundings. he fears that he will open his eyes and see nothing but darkness

Read the excerpt from the poem "growing up italian" by maria mazziotti gillan and answer the question that follows. when i was a little girl, i thought everyone was italian, and that was good. we visted our aunts and uncles, and they visted us. the italian language smooth and sweet in my mouth. in kindergarten, english words fell on me, thick and sharp as hail. i grew silent, the italian word balanced on the edge of my tongue and the english word, lost during the first moment of every question. source: gillan, maria mazziotti. "growing up italian." poetrymagazine. com. poetry magazine, n. d. web. 30 mar. 2011. what is the tone of this poem? what does the tone reveal about the speaker of the poem and the conflict she faces? based on this excerpt, what can you predict about the theme of the poem?

Read these lines from stanza 5 of the poem, “they shot wook kim” and answe the question. hung in the air/over that petroleum morgue that night. what does the use of the phrase “petroleum morgue” best suggest? an atmosphere of chemical detachment an unsettling place of ultimate rest a dark street containing a lifeless body an area containing putrid substances and smells

Compare and contrast the characters of miss temple and miss scatcherd from jane eyre, explaining how each functions as a model for jane. your answer should be at least 250 words.