Read the poem.

excerpt from “spring”
by christina rossetti

frost-locked all the winter,

seeds, and roots, and stones of fruits,

what shall make their sap ascend

that they may put forth shoots?

tips of tender green,

leaf, or blade, or sheath;

telling of the hidden life

that breaks forth underneath,

life nursed in its grave by death.

which word best describes the tone revealed by the imagery in these lines from the poem?

leaf, or blade, or sheath;
telling of the hidden life
that breaks forth underneath,

calm

sentimental

respectful

hopeful

What details from a story best develop the theme? readers' prior knowledge the author's motivations for writing descriptions of time and place character motivation and plot

Read this excerpt from we’ve got a job: the 1963 children’s march. though connor was commissioner of public safety, blacks knew that it wasn't their health and safety he intended to protect. and he certainly didn't put out their fires. between the late 1940s and early 1960s, more than fifty black homes and churches in birmingham were bombed. one neighborhood was hit so often, it was called "dynamite hill." no one was ever prosecuted, even when the police could identify the bombers. what is the tone of the excerpt? inquisitive sentimental apologetic scornful

Nsilent spring rachel carson makes up a fictional story about what life in the united states will be like if we don't save the environment, whereas in "save the redwoods" john muir?