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You think it would be best to study the problem carefully is this a statement a command or a strong emotion

It shows strong emotion.

Who said the mass of men lead lives of quiet deperation

Thoreau

Who serves the nation

The Military Serves our country in war. The Americans who work serve our country through tax's and by doing their jobs.

How would you characterize Thoreaus writing style

Full of rhetorical devices

What are the words to this poem Because you could not stop for death it kindly stopped for you

emilys dickinsons poem

What is the best answer to describes internal rhyme

two words that rhyme in the same line

In The Raven what lines in the poem suggest that the narrator is a person who is quite alone

Leave my loneliness unbroken!-quit the bust above my door!

What does Henry David Thoreau criticize in Resistance to Civil Government

slavery

Should kids bully

kids should not bully because kids that bully are miss traiting other kids.

Which technique is most useful for seeing which regions of the brain are most active while a person reads a poem

Changing the pace with the intensity of the

What is the most plausible theme in The Raven

feelings of loss will never go away (apex)

What topic is Henry David Thoreau's Resistance to Civil Government primarily about

An individual's relationship to government

Which of these is an important conclusion Henry David Thoreau draws at the end of Resistance to Civil Government

That the American government does not truly promote democracy

Which is the most likely setting for a Gothic novel

A deserted castle on a dark, dreary night

Which characteristic of Gothic writing does this passage best illustrate

A melancholy, gloomy tone -apex

According to 'The Philosophy of Composition' what was the purpose of the refrain in 'The Raven'

to serve as a pivot point for the poem (apex)

Who is riding in the carriage with the speaker in Emily Dickinson's poem 712 (Because I could not stop for Death)

immortality

What is one of the main reasons writers like Thoreau use metaphor in their writing

to reinforce key ideas

How does Thoreau use ethos in this passage

By showing that he is willing to go to jail for his beliefs. apex

How does Thoreau use metaphor in this passage

You need to do this assignment. We don't do homework and your teacher is looking for your critical thinking skills and how well you understood the lesson.

What describes the way that Thoreau structured Resistance to Civil Government

He uses logos to appeal to his reader's common sense and then ethos to show that he practices what he argues

Which of these is a concept romantics valued

Innocence

Read this exerpt from henry david throeuas essay "resistance to civil government" which of these rhetorical devices is used here

Metaphor -apex

Which of these story ideas would be considered Gothic writing

A detective is sent to a strange city to investigate a crime that consumes him Apex

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