All those fall afternoons were the same, but i never got used to them. as far as we could see, the miles of copper-red grass were drenched in sunlight that was stronger and fiercer than at any other time of the day. the blond cornfields were red gold, the haystacks turned rosy and threw long shadows. the whole prairie was like the bush that burned with fire and was not consumed. that hour always had the exultation of victory, of triumphant ending, like a hero's death—heroes who diedyoung and gloriously. it was a sudden transfiguration, a lifting-up of day.
which two themes are conveyed by this passage?

the color of summer and memories of war

the glory of nature and of a young hero's death

the beauty of the prairie and hard work

the dangers of fire and prairie life

Read this excerpt from edgar allen poe the masque of the red death and answer the question that follows.what kind of writing does the excerpt represent? here the case was very diffierent,as might have been expected from the dukes love

The harlem renaissance dawned in an era of pervasive racism and segregation. although legally "free," many african americans were still bound by ideas that had their roots in the slavery of earlier centuries. identity and freedom are important ideas presented in many of the poems from the harlem renaissance. furthermore, the values of identity and freedom are not unique to particular times and places. as hughes expresses in "dream variations," all humans want to be able to develop their identities in freedom. what role does freedom play in the poems you read in this unit? what is required of a society to enable each individual to be true to his or her identity and be free to live by that identity? write about at least three of the poems, describing how the poet uses imagery to depict freedom and identity, the lack of it, or the desire for it.

Life is a barren field frozen with snow. what literary device is he using? a.metaphor b. simile c. personification d. none of the above