S- Read the sentence from the text. Then, answer the question. But with each step Hans took, the stone seemed to grow heavier.
Which statements best explain how the sentence supports the theme? Select two choices.

A. It hints that Hans will never be a good scissors-grinder.
B. It suggests that Hans does not know what he wants in life.
C. It explains that, no matter what he does, Hans is always miserable.
D. It describes how owning the sharpening stone makes Hans unhappy.
E. It points out that Hans can never be happy until he has reached home.

What is emphasized in william carlos williams’s “landscape with the fall of icarus” but not in pieter brueghel’s landscape with the fall of icarus? what conclusions can you draw about the similarities and differences between the themes of the work? english 9 - 3.3.9 practice - apex learning

How many syllables does a tanka have? a. 31 b. 17 c. 14 d. 10

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows. ‘you make me feel uncivilized, daisy,’ i confessed on my second glass of corky but rather impressive claret. ‘can’t you talk about crops or something? ’ i meant nothing in particular by this remark but it was taken up in an unexpected way. ‘civilization’s going to pieces,’ broke out tom violently. ‘i’ve gotten to be a terrible pessimist about things. have you read ‘the rise of the coloured empires’ by this man goddard? ’ ‘why, no,’ i answered, rather surprised by his tone. ‘well, it’s a fine book, and everybody ought to read it. the idea is if we don’t look out the white race will be—will be utterly submerged. it’s all scientific stuff; it’s been proved.’ in this passage, tom’s ideas about race relations come off as uncivilized. what literary device is fitzgerald using here?