Read these lines from stanza 2 of the poem.
the stout mate thought of home; a spray
of salt wave washed his swarthy cheek.
how does the poet's use of the word swarthy affect the poem?
a.) it suggests that the mate's cheeks are puffy and wet from the sea spray.
b.) it emphasizes that the mate's face is dark and weathered from the sun and sea.
c.) it suggests that the mate has been a seaman a long time and his skin is aged.
d.) it emphasizes that the mate is homesick and the sea spray hides his tears.

Which words indicate a text is written i the first-person? a. she, her, hers b. they, them, theirs c. he, him, his d. i, me, my

Which element relies on logic, credibility, and emotion? (5 points) rhetorical devices theme statements purpose statements thesis statements

Read the excerpt from "mother tongue." those tests were constructed around items like fill-in-the-blank sentence completion, such as “even though tom was mary thought he was ” and the correct answer always seemed to be the most bland combinations of thoughts, for example, “even though tom was foolish, mary thought he was ridiculous.” well, according to my mother, there were very few limitations as to what tom could have been and what mary might have thought of him. so i never did well on tests like that. how does tan build a central idea of her story in the excerpt? tan discusses the types of questions on achievement tests to support the idea that the tests limit students’ ability to write well. tan explains a question on a language achievement test to support the idea that the tests should include more interesting content. tan gives an example of her experience with achievement tests to support the idea that they are not always accurate measures of language ability. tan considers how her mother might answer a question on a test to support the idea that nonstandard english limits a person’s ability to communicate.