Read "the tortoise and the hare." what do the characters experience in the story? in a paragraph of at least three sentences, choose either the tortoise or the hare and write a parallel plot that tells a portion of the story from that character's point of view. a hare was one day making fun of a tortoise for being so slow upon his feet. "wait a bit," said the tortoise; "i'll run a race with you, and i'll wager that i win." "oh, well," replied the hare, who was much amused at the idea, "let's try and see"; and it was soon agreed that the fox should set a course for them, and be the judge. when the time came both started off together, but the hare was soon so far ahead that he thought he might as well have a rest: so down he lay and fell fast asleep. meanwhile the tortoise kept plodding on, and in time reached the goal. at last the hare woke up with a start, and dashed on at his fastest, but only to find that the tortoise had already won the race.

What is the best meaning for obscure in this line from the passage? a) ancient b) dark c) royal d) unknown

What character asks for god's mercy on the lady at the end of the poem? arthur lancelot the poem's speaker the reaper

"the children's hour" by henry wadsworth longfellow between the dark and the daylight, when the night is beginning to lower, comes a pause in the day's occupations, that is known as the children's hour. i hear in the chamber above me the patter of little feet, the sound of a door that is opened, and voices soft and sweet. from my study i see in the lamplight, descending the broad hall stair, grave alice, and laughing allegra, and edith with golden hair. a whisper, and then a silence: yet i know by their merry eyes they are plotting and planning together to take me by surprise. a sudden rush from the stairway, a sudden raid from the hall! by three doors left unguarded they enter my castle wall! they climb up into my turret o'er the arms and back of my chair; if i try to escape, they surround me; they seem to be everywhere. they almost devour me with kisses, their arms about me entwine, till i think of the bishop of bingen in his mouse-tower on the rhine! do you think, o blue-eyed banditti, because you have scaled the wall, such an old mustache as i am is not a match for you all! i have you fast in my fortress, and will not let you depart, but put you down into the dungeon in the round-tower of my heart. and there will i keep you forever, yes, forever and a day, till the walls shall crumble to ruin, and moulder in dust away! which literary device does longfellow use most frequently in the poem? a. simile b. metaphor c. repetition d. personification