1. what characteristics unique to shakespearean sonnets is found in "sonnet 29", "sonnet 116", and "sonnet 130"?
a) three quatrains and a rhyming couplet
b) a steady rhyme scheme
c) 14 lines

2. what is the tone of sonnet 130 which begins "my mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun"?
a) hopeful and happy
b) mocking and contemptuous
c) humorous and realistic

3. which figure of speech is used in the line below from "sonnet 130"
"if hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head."
a) simile
b) metaphor
c) personification

4. which of the following sentences displays a correct use of modifiers?
a) we spread a cloth over the table that had a red-and-white checkered pattern.
b) some ducks, which were cute and fluffy, begged for food.
c) denise hurried to remove the sauce off of the burner that was boiling over.

Select the correct text in the passage. in richard connell's short story "the most dangerous game," zaroffs aristocratic appearance and dignified manners mask his sinister, animalistic nature. which line from the excerpt best provides a glimpse into his true nature? rainsford's first impression was that the man was singularly handsome; his second was that there was an original, almost bizarre quality about the general's face. he was a tall man past middle age, for his hair was a vivid white; but his thick eyebrows and pointed military mustache were as black as the night from which rainsford had come. his eyes, too, were black and very bright. he had high cheekbones, a sharpcut nose, a spare, dark face-the face of a man used to giving orders, the face of an aristocrat. turning to the giant in uniform, the general made a sign. the giant put away his pistol, saluted, withdrew. "ivan is an incredibly strong fellow," remarked the general, "but he has the misfortune to be deaf and dumb. a simple fellow, but, i'm afraid, like all his race, a bit of a savage." "is he russian? " "he is a cossack," said the general, and his smile showed red lips and pointed teeth. "so am i." half apologetically general zaroff said, "we do our best to preserve the amenities of civilization here. forgive any lapses. we are well off the beaten track, you know." laughter shook the general. "how extraordinarily droll you are! " he said. "one does not expect nowadays to find a young man of the educated class, even in america, with such a naive, and, if i may say so, mid-victorian point of view. it's like finding a snuffbox in a limousine. ah, well, doubtless you

Why is blank verse considered traditional?

The first step in synthesizing is to a. compare a particular source you are considering to the other sources you have already selected. b. parrot what other sources have said. c. ignore sources with information that runs counter to your claim. d. insert large chunks of information from one or two sources into your essay.