Instructions: select the correct answer.

which element of modernist poetry is evident in this excerpt from "richard cory" by edwin arlington robinson?

and he was rich—yes, richer than a king—
and admirably schooled in every grace:
in fine, we thought that he was everything
to make us wish that we were in his place.

so on we worked, and waited for the light,
and went without the meat and cursed the bread;
and richard cory, one calm summer night,
went home and put a bullet through his head.

a nontraditional rhyme scheme

the theme of alienation and dissatisfaction

the theme of self-importance and hard work

stanzas of varied length

How do sotomayor's descriptions of her family most likelyaffect readers?

Jenna stood in front of the closed door. she knew she hadevery right to be here. your exam scores are just as high ascora's, she said to herself. there's no reason you shouldhave been left off the math team while cora was namedcaptain. she had never been one to rock the boat, but shecouldn't just let this lie. she pushed the door open and saw ms. jenson, the mathteam advisor, sitting at her desk. "ms. jenson? can i talk toyou for a minute? " her voice wavered, but she tried to lookconfident."sure," said ms. jenson, "but i hope this isn't about namingcora captain of the math team. i'm afraid my decision isfinal."jenna took a deep breath and prepared to plead her case. which statement best describes the external conflict in this passage?

Which of the following events of the story actual occurs first in the sequence of events