Read the passage. apa stylistics: avoiding bias avoid gendered pronouns when writing, it is important that gender differences are clear and obvious. however, you should not use gender terms unnecessarily. for example, writers should not use “he,” “his” or “men” as generic terms that apply to both sexes. the style guide does not recommend replacing “he” with “he or she,” “she or he,” “he/she." alternating between the two are inappropriate and may distract the reader from the main idea of the text. in addition, the reader may think of a specific gender in which the writer may not have intended. to avoid bias of using gendered pronouns: use plural nouns or plural pronouns—for the opportunity to use "they" or "their" use an article rather than a pronoun—instead of “his” use “the” eliminate the pronoun—omitting “his” is fine for many sentences. replace the p

answer: a

explanation:

read the following excerpt from “greece” by oscar wilde.

the sea was sapphire [colored], and the sky

burned like a heated opal through the air;

we hoisted sail; the wind was blowing fair

for the blue lands that to the eastward lie.

which words does the poet include to the reader visualize the scene?

“the sea was sapphire”

“through the air”

“was blowing fair”

“to the eastward lie”

in the poem young by anne sexton and in the poem hanging fire by audre lorde, they both talk about being alone in their childhood. in young it talks about how she lived in a big house with 4 garages and how she layed in the grass at night. in hanging fire it talks about how she didnt like her body how she was scared she was going to die and her mom would be in the room with the door closed and she talks about how she had to learn to dance for the next party and how her room was too small. she also talks about (hanging fire) how she was alone and abanded and how people never toke her side and see how she truly feels about the world around her. in both poems they talk about when they were younger. both poems explain the side of a happy alone rich girls life in young and in hanging fire it talks about a girls who is poor and doesnt like her body..