Which of the words printed in italics in the following sentences is most likely to convey a denotative meaning?

a. deliver the goods soon, or else. b. the recipe calls for one pint of cream. c. what time did he call? d. do you know what the owl signifies?

Read the excerpt from "a defence of poetry.” poetry thus makes immortal all that is best and most beautiful in the world; it arrests the vanishing apparitions which haunt the interlunations of life, and veiling them, or in language or in form, sends them forth among mankind, bearing sweet news of kindred joy to those with whom their sisters abide—abide, because there is no portal of expression from the caverns of the spirit which they inhabit into the universe of things. poetry redeems from decay the visitations of the divinity in man. which details from the excerpt provide more information about shelley’s idea that poetry "makes immortal all that is best and most beautiful in the world”? check all that apply. arrests the vanishing apparitions which haunt the interlunations of life sends them forth among mankind, bearing sweet news to those with whom their sisters abide no portal of expression from the caverns of the spirit redeems from decay the visitations of the divinity in man

Read the text of the barack obama speech “remarks by the president at the 50th anniversary of the selma to montgomery marches.” which options best explain obama’s rhetorical purpose in the speech? (select all that apply.) `to celebrate an important milestone in the history of civil rights `to explain to his audience why they should welcome immigrants into america `to inspire and motivate his audience to exercise their right to vote `to inform and educate his audience about the history of social injustice in america

'the dragon wakes', is a metaphor for a big event in this chapter. what is the event? how does moon shadow's beliefs about dragons him to understand what is happening?