One of the central ideas of “The Writing on the Wall” is that, for many years, Chinese immigrants were treated unfairly. How does the author develop that idea? Choose three options. A. by referring to the effects of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882
B. by including quotations from the poetry the Chinese immigrants wrote
C. by describing how extensively the walls were covered by the poets' work
D. by describing how long some of the Chinese would-be immigrants were detained
E. by writing about the difference in how Asian and European immigrants were treated
F. by referring to the distance and bureaucracy that separated the poets from friends and family

Which of the following is a comparison that this poem makes?

In julius caesar did portia use effective strategies when she tried to persuade brutus to tell her the truth?

Multiple ! in this excerpt from act i, scene vi, of macbeth, duncan praises the atmosphere in the castle and the hospitality of his hostess. identify two reasons that these comments are ironic. duncan: this castle hath a pleasant seat: the air nimbly and sweetly recommends itself unto our gentle sense. . . (enter lady macbeth.) duncan: see, see, our honour'd hostess! — the love that follows us sometime is our trouble, which still we as love. herein i teach you how you shall bid god ild us for your pains, and us for your trouble. he will meet his death in the castle, which he considers a pleasant place. his praise for inverness and his hostess, lady macbeth, is deceptive. duncan secretly plans to give macbeth's title to donalbain. the hostess he praises is actually plotting his murder.