Which excerpt from frankenstein most clearly portrays nature as cruel? a. "cursed be the day, abhorred devil, in which you first saw light! cursed (although i curse myself) be the hands that formed you! you have made me wretched beyond expression." b. the storm appeared to approach rapidly. . it advanced; the heavens were clouded, and i soon felt the rain coming slowly in large drops, but its violence quickly increased. . . . the darkness and storm increased every minute, and the thunder burst with a terrific crash over my head. . vivid flashes of lightning dazzled my eyes, illuminating the lake, making it appear like a vast sheet of fire. c. as the day was fair, and the wind favorable, we resolved to go by water. . . . we passed rapidly along: the sun was hot, but we were sheltered from its rays by a kind of canopy, while we enjoyed the beauty of the scene. d. when i awoke i found that the sun had already mounted considerably. the wind was high, and the waves continually threatened the safety of my little skiff. i found that the wind was northeast and must have driven me far from the coast from which i had embarked.

Welcome to the vocabulary assessment. by connecting with words in a more interactive way, through a graphic organizer that includes your own ideas, we hope you will learn new vocabulary strategies to integrate into your course work and your everyday life. objectives: use a variety of techniques to acquire a range of words determine, clarify, and illustrate the meaning of unfamiliar words to ensure that you properly and successfully complete the vocabulary assessment, do the following: complete the assessment using the passage provided. select a word from the passage, and identify/create each of the following for that word: denotation connotations synonyms antonyms affixes the sentence from the passage where the word appears an original sentence using the word a memory trick type your responses in the appropriate boxes. after you have typed your responses, print your graphic organizer and submit it to your teacher. be careful not to refresh the page before printing, as some browsers will not save your work. passage from "the pit and the pendulum" by edgar allan poe very suddenly there came back to my soul motion and sound—the tumultuous motion of the heart, and in my ears the sound of its beating. then a pause in which all is blank. then again sound, and motion, and touch, a tingling sensation pervading my frame. then the mere consciousness of existence, without thought, a condition which lasted long. then, very suddenly, thought, and shuddering terror, and earnest endeavor to comprehend my true state. then a strong desire to lapse into insensibility. then a rushing revival of soul and a successful effort to move. and now a full memory of the trial, of the judges, of the sable draperies, of the sentence, of the sickness, of the swoon. then entire forgetfulness of all that followed; of all that a later day and much earnestness of endeavor have enabled me vaguely to recall.