Read the excerpt from “Let Bindi Have the Limelight.” On her zoo blog, Bindi describes the experience of walking the red carpet with her mum that evening, and the unmatched joy of what happened soon after. “All the categories came up, but then mine did! They said all these top actresses' names then my name! The guy said 'And the winner is . . . ’ . . . My heart stopped . . . ‘Bindi Irwin!’ I could not believe it, I WON! I was amazed, in tears, I could hardly talk! I’ll never forget that great trip!”

What does the hyperbole in the excerpt help the reader understand about Bindi?

She had a medical problem.
She was extremely frightened.
She became very excited.
She won an important award.

What sign post goes with the quote goodnight goodnight parting is such sweet sorrow. that i shall say goodnight till it be morrow

To meet the needs of commuters in the industrial age, city planners implemented the use of phonographs. provided more horses and carriages. borrowed technology from railroads. constructed new telephone lines.

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows. ‘you make me feel uncivilized, daisy,’ i confessed on my second glass of corky but rather impressive claret. ‘can’t you talk about crops or something? ’ i meant nothing in particular by this remark but it was taken up in an unexpected way. ‘civilization’s going to pieces,’ broke out tom violently. ‘i’ve gotten to be a terrible pessimist about things. have you read ‘the rise of the coloured empires’ by this man goddard? ’ ‘why, no,’ i answered, rather surprised by his tone. ‘well, it’s a fine book, and everybody ought to read it. the idea is if we don’t look out the white race will be—will be utterly submerged. it’s all scientific stuff; it’s been proved.’ in this passage, tom’s ideas about race relations come off as uncivilized. what literary device is fitzgerald using here? irony personification metaphor simile