Read the following lines: On the stiff twig up there
Hunches a wet black rook
Which best explains why the poet actually used the word stiff instead of the
word inflexible?
A. Stiff is a more complicated word than inflexible.
B. Inflexible has more syllables than stiff.
C. Stiff is an unusual word most people do not know.
D. Inflexible is a less interesting word than stiff.

Published in 1849, by was inspired by the writer's experience of being arrested when he refused to pay a $1 poll tax as a protest against the mexican-american war.

Which of the following sets of words are true rhymes? height and weightink and pinkcat and hatlove and love

Read the following conclusion for an essay that claims that extreme sports should be more highly regulated because they are too dangerous: whether it is a high level of physical exertion, or extra doses of the "fear factor," it is common for extreme athletes to beat at the door of fate. it is these people who tempt their own mortality, while curious onlookers wait anxiously for the outcome, who must be protected from themselves. which statement provides the most accurate evaluation of the paragraph? a. the closing statement is unsatisfying b. the passage introduces new evidence. c. the thesis is not restated. d. the style is informal and inconsistent.