John Milton is best known for his literary works and political pamphlets. Milton’s use of blank verse, allegory, and metaphor influenced many poets. In this activity, you will analyze and explore the theme and structure of the poems you read in the lesson. Use textual evidence to support your claims. Make sure that the claims you make are relevant to the questions. The claims and counter claims you provide for your answer should be fair and rational. They should provide relevant information to support your ideas and thoughts. These are the characteristics of good claims. Bad claims, on the contrary, can be ambiguous and often illogical, irrelevant, or impossible to support with reasoning and evidence. Part A What words and sounds does Milton use in the poem “Il Penseroso” to create a quiet, somber tone?

The rich natural resources made the sacramento valley a "garden of eden." permanent villages were established about 8,000 years ago. which choice combines these two sentences from paragraph two to achieve a coherent flow of ideas? a) the rich natural resources made the sacramento valley a "garden of eden" and permanent villages were established about 8,000 years ago. b) permanent villages were established about 8,000 years ago and the rich natural resources made the sacramento valley a "garden of eden." c) the rich natural resources made the sacramento valley a "garden of eden; " and so the permanent villages were established about 8,000 years ago. d) because of the rich natural resources which made the sacramento valley a ‘garden of eden,’ native americans established permanent villages there 8,000 years ago.