Let them be as flowers, always watered, fed, guarded, admired, but harnessed to a pot of dirt. i'd rather be a tall, ugly weed, clinging on cliffs, like an eaglewind-wavering above high, jagged rocks. to have broken through the surface of stone, to live, to feel exposed to the madnessof the vast, eternal sky. to be swayed by the breezes of an ancient sea, carrying my soul, my seed, beyond the mountains of time or into the abyss of the bizarre. i'd rather be unseen, and if then be shunned by everyonethan to be a pleasant-smelling flower, growing in clusters in the fertile valley, where they're praised, handled, and pluckedby greedy, human hands. i'd rather smell of musty, green stenchthan of sweet, fragrant lilac. if i could stand alone, strong and free, i'd rather be a tall, ugly weed. what would you understand from this paragraph?

Which type of poetry often begins by announcing the subject and asking a muse for ? a. epic poetry b. dramatic poetry c. sunnets d. ballads

Fill in the blank: modernism can be seen in movies with (choose the best answer a. a technological and scientific view b. a fantasy type twist c. an anti-consumerism slant d. a realistic and non-imaginative slant

Read sentence 13 from the draft. some plants retain a great deal of their foliage through much of the spring and summer, but the leaves do not retain their green color for long. which detail would be best to add after sentence 13 to develop the topic? a. since the green color of the leaves that are bright and abundant during the warmer months will disappear by the time it is fall, it is important that the leaves are trimmed and kept freshly cut so that they will last for as long as possible. b. while the temperature outside may dictate when the fall colors of leaves appear, it is only one of many environmental factors that play a part in the changing of colors from green leaves to fall-colored leaves during the cooler months. c. if people want to enjoy the green color of leaves longer, trees should be planted where the environment is warmer and the days longer because chlorophyll in the leaves can only be manufactured and replaced with sunlight and warmth. d. the green chlorophyll normally masks the fall-colored pigments during the warmer months, but as sunlight becomes less abundant and trees become frozen, the fall colors of leaves become more visible as chlorophyll disappears.