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What is Raven's theme song

the raven theme song is called that's so raven

What sentences contains a metaphor

She lived in a sea of grief -apex (:

What does Henry David Thoreau criticize in Resistance to Civil Government

slavery

What concepts were valued immediately prior to the romantic era

Rationality and Logic

What is the most plausible theme in The Raven

feelings of loss will never go away (apex)

Which of these phrases uses parallelism

Which of these phrases uses parallelism?

A. The engine purred. B. Life is wonderful. Life is painful. C. The flowers bloomed. Then, suddenly, without warning, they died. D. Love is beauty.
Which one of these might appear in an evaluation of a poem

a discussion of specific uses of repetition

Why do writers like Emerson and Thoreau use parallelism in their writing

to emphasize certain points

What is one of the tasks undertaken in the evaluation of a text

It depends on how you are evaluating the text. There are many theories of literary criticism/evaluation, and they all look at different things. Trying to determine the overall theme/message of the text is pretty common across all methods, although whether it is the author's message of the message that the reader gets (regardless of initial meaning) is a debate among different theories.

According to Edgar Allan Poe in 'The Philosophy of Composition' why are long poems a problem when it comes to unity of impression

Apex - ( because they contain less imagery than long poems )

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)

What purpose does the repeated tapping sound at the door serve in Edgar allan poe's the raven

It builds suspense

What is one way Edgar Allan Poe creates a unity of effect of madness

with the speakers conversation with the raven (apex)

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

to reinforce key ideas

According to The Philosophy of Composition why did Poe choose nevermore as the refrain in The Raven

Because a one word refrain is less difficult than a long refrain

It is truly enough said that a corporation has no conscience but a corporation of conscientious men is a corporation with a conscience. Which of these rhetorical devices does Thoreau use here

parallelism- APEX

According to The Philosophy of Composition what did Poe achieve when he wrote this stanza

He established the climax

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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