(excerpt from) the creation james weldon johnson and god stepped out on space, and he looked around and said, “i’m lonely— i’ll make me a world.” and far as the eye of god could see5 darkness covered everything, blacker than a hundred midnights down in a cypress swamp. then god smiled, and the light broke,10 and the darkness rolled up on one side, and the light stood shining on the other, and god said, “that’s good! ” then god reached out and took the light in his hands, and god rolled the light around in his hands15 until he made the sun; and he set that sun a-blazing in the heavens. and the light that was left from making the sun god gathered it up in a shining ball and flung it against the darkness,20 spangling the night with the moon and stars. then down between the darkness and the light he hurled the world; and god said, “that’s good! ”25 then god himself stepped down— and the sun was on his right hand, and the moon was on his left; the stars were clustered about his head, and the earth was under his feet.30 and god walked, and where he trod his footsteps hollowed the valleys ouy and bulged the mountains up. then he stopped and looked and saw that the earth was hot and barren.35 so god stepped over to the edge of the world and he spat out the seven seas; he batted his eyes, and the lightnings flashed; he clapped his hands, and the thunders rolled; and the waters above the earth came down,40 the cooling waters came down. read the passage on the left to answer the following questions: 22) the speaker presents god's creations primarily through a) foreshadowing to prepare readers for each miraculous component. b) sequential narration propelled by conjunctions and transitions. c) fragmented dialogue and informal word choices to establish familiarity. d) descriptions of each spiritual element in order to evoke awe and intrigue.

Pl read these paragraphs from the excerpt. every great play teaches many lessons and touches nearly all social problems. but the great play does this by indirection. every beautiful thought is a teacher; every noble line speaks to the brain and heart. beauty, proportion, melody suggest moral beauty, proportion in conduct and melody in life. in a great play the relations of the various characters, their objects, the means adopted for their accomplishment, must suggest, and in a certain sense solve or throw light on many social problems, so that the drama teaches lessons, discusses social problems and gives intellectual pleasure. the stage should not be dogmatic; neither should its object be directly to enforce a moral. the great thing for the drama to do, and the great thing it has done, and is doing, is to cultivate the imagination. this is of the utmost importance. the civilization of man depends upon the development, not only of the intellect, but of the imagination. most crimes of violence are committed by people who are destitute of imagination. people without imagination make most of the cruel and infamous creeds. they were the persecutors and destroyers of their fellow-men. by cultivating the imagination, the stage becomes one of the greatest teachers. it produces the climate in which the better feelings grow; it is the home of the ideal. all beautiful things tend to the civilization of man. the great statues plead for proportion in life, the great symphonies suggest the melody of conduct, and the great plays cultivate the heart and brain. which statement describes how ingersoll uses a literary technique in his response? a-by using symbols, ingersoll explains the role of artistic expression, which engages readers. b- by using a metaphor, ingersoll explains how artistic thoughts address social issues, which clarifies his idea. c- by using allusion, ingersoll emphasizes the continued growth of artistic expression, which is relatable to readers. d- by using alliteration, ingersoll emphasizes the role drama plays in society, which evokes strong emotion.

How does the narrator’s knowledge of his postapocalyptic world in "by the waters of babylon” affect his reactions to the different settings? it motivates him to make up stories about the world and the places he explores. it has caused him to fear the settings outside the hill country, so he tries to avoid them. it forces him to reject what he sees and experiences himself at various locations in the story. it makes him cautious about new settings yet open-minded and critical of what he experiences.

In this excerpt, romeo’s reaction to light illustrates his tiring work schedule. budding romance. gloomy mood. religious faith.