She is a part of the pond she lives in, the tall trees are her children,
the birds that swim above her are tied to her by an unbreakable string. - "The Turtle," Mary Oliver
What type of mood is created by the word choice in the passage?
A. The mood is dangerous and exciting.
B. The mood is warm and welcoming.
C. The mood is negative but hopeful.
D. The mood is dark and hopeless.

The answer is B. on edge

In the first line of each stanza, the author follows the pattern of a noun followed by a pair of adjectives. what is the purpose of this pattern?

What is darrow’s main argument and the claims he makes in this excerpt? a. darrow argues that even if the boys are horrible monsters, their deaths will not solve the problems of society; he claims that society wants the boys to be executed because people enjoy watching public executions. b. he argues that the people who should be held responsible for the crime are leopold’s and loeb’s parents since they neglected their sons; he claims that leopold and loeb were jealous of the boy they killed because he had expensive belongings they could not afford. c. darrow argues that the boys should not face the death penalty; he claims they both suffer from mental illnesses that make them unable to tell the difference between a dream and reality. d. he argues that leopold and loeb, particularly dickie loeb, should not be executed; he claims they were teenagers who didn’t have proper adult guidance, so they are not responsible for what they did.

Write a sentence for each of the four tenses using the subject artists and the verb create