2 Select the correct text in the passage. Read this excerpt from "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe. Which line is an example of alliteration? But the Raven still beguiling all my fancy into smiling, Straight I wheeled a cushioned seat in front of bird, and bust and door; Then, upon the velvet sinking, I betook myself to linking Fancy unto fancy, thinking what this ominous bird of yore- What this grim, ungainly, ghastly, gaunt, and ominous bird of yore Meant in croaking "Nevermore.

[1] nothing that comes from the desert expresses its extremes better than the unhappy growth of the tree yuccas. tormented, thin forests of it stalk drearily in the high mesas, particularly in that triangular slip that fans out eastward from the meeting of the sierras and coastwise hills. the yucca bristles with bayonet-pointed leaves, dull green, growing shaggy with age like an old [5] man's tangled gray beard, tipped with panicles of foul, greenish blooms. after its death, which is slow, the ghostly hollow network of its woody skeleton, with hardly power to rot, makes even the moonlight fearful. but it isn't always this way. before the yucca has come to flower, while yet its bloom is a luxurious, creamy, cone-shaped bud of the size of a small cabbage, full of sugary sap. the indians twist it deftly out of its fence of daggers and roast the prize for their [10] own delectation why does the author use the words "bayonet-pointed" (line 4) and "fence of daggers" (line 9) to describe the leaves of the yucca tree? . to create an image of the sharp edges of the plant to emphasize how beautiful the plant's leaves are to explain when and where the plant grows to show how afraid the author is of the plant

Which is an example of finding common ground when addressing a counter argument? a. products with genetically modified organisms (gmos) in them are frankenfoods that are unnatural, dangerous, and foul tasting. b. it’s really not important that some people feel texting while driving isn’t a big deal; it’s a fact that it’s dangerous and should be illegal. c. while both sides agree that processed foods are more convenient, the damage they do to a person’s health should not be ignored. d. testing on animals has produce several lifesaving vaccines and medicines that have saved countless human lives.

What appeal are the drafters of the declaration using when they say they are prudent and reasonable men