Select the correct answer. The Pasture
"I'm going out to clean the pasture
spring; I'll only stop to rake the leaves
away (And wait to watch the water
clear I may):
I shan't be gone long.---You come too.

I'm going out to fetch the little calf
That's standing by the mother. It's so
young It totters when she licks it with
her tongue.
I shan't be gone long.---You come too."

-- Robert Frost

Which phrase best describes the tone that Robert Frost uses in his poem "The Pasture"?

A.
dark and depressing

B.
dramatic and iconic

C.
light and playful

D.
formal and pretentious

Select all the correct answers. in which two sentences does the author use an ironic tone toward the subject? a.she had no dowry, no expectations, no way of being known, understood, loved, married by any rich and distinguished man; so she let herself be married to a little clerk of the ministry of public instruction. b.natural ingenuity, instinct for what is elegant, a supple mind are their sole hierarchy, and often make of women of the people the equals of the very greatest ladies. c.the girl was one of those pretty and charming young creatures who sometimes are born, as if by a slip of fate, into a family of clerks. d.she dressed plainly because she could not dress well, but she was unhappy as if she had really fallen from a higher station.

Which group or words is not a phrase? a.) leaving behind the dog b.) because she smiled at me c.) smashing into a fence d.) before the first test e.) pushing the sofa

How does the author create a surprise ending? cite evidence from the text to support your answer.