Read the excerpt from "the scarlet ibis.” after we had drifted a long way, i put the oars in place and made doodle row back against the tide. black clouds began to gather in the southwest, and he kept watching them, trying to pull the oars a little faster. when we reached horsehead landing, lightning was playing across half the sky and thunder roared out, hiding even the sound of the sea. the sun disappeared and darkness descended, almost like night. flocks of marsh crows flew by, heading inland to their roosting trees, and two egrets, squawking, arose from the oyster-rock shallows and careened away. what best describes the effect of the imagery used in this excerpt?

Need 50 read the following excerpt and pay close attention to the words the author uses: in the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the role of defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger. i do not shrink from this respons. y - welcome tid not believe that any of us would exchange places with any other people or any other generation. the energy, the faith, the devotion which we bring to this endeavor will night our country and a who serve it. and the glow from that fire can truly light the world in a paragraph of four to six sentences, identity three words or phrases with positive connotations and explain how these words influence the paragraph. be sure to specifically answer the following questions in your response: what images or ideas are associated with each word? how do these words influence the meaning and tone of this passage? use proper spelling and grammar in your response