Which four excerpts from the poem "A Political Reverie" by Mercy Otis Warren imply that America was an oppressed and exploited nation? No despot here shall rule with awful sway
Nor orphan's spoils become the minion's prey;
No more the widow'd bleeding bosom mourns,
Nor injur'd cities weep their slaughter'd sons;
For then each tyrant, by the hand of fate,
And standing troops, the bane of every state,
Forever spurn'd, shall be remov'd as far
As bright Hesperus from the polar star;
Freedom and virtue shall united reign,
And stretch their empire o'er the wide domain.
On a broad base the commonwealth shall stand,
When lawless power withdraws its impious hand;
When crowns and sceptres are grown useless things,
Nor petty pretors plunder here for kings

"Nor orphan's spoils become the minion's prey", "Nor injur'd cities weep their slaughter'd sons", and "And standing troops, the bane of every state,

Forever spurn'd, shall be remov'd as far" are correct.

"And stretch their empire o'er the wide domain.

On a broad base the commonwealth shall stand" is incorrect. I think the fourth excerpt is "Nor petty pretors plunder here for kings" but I'm not sure.

Nor orphan's spoils become the minion's prey;

Nor injur'd cities weep their slaughter'd sons

And standing troops, the bane of every state,

Forever spurn'd, shall be remov'd as far

Nor petty pretors plunder here for kings

Explanation:

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1. the details that would clarify the authors purpose for writing would be after the "haley collected used soccer jersey and sent them to guatemalan children." part, he would say, "and you can also donate today to save ". so far in the text, you can see no such thing. if, near the end the author persuades you to donate to guatemalans, then you know that the author's reason to write is to persuade you.

2. what details would make the text more engaging is to see the guatemalan children's reaction to getting free jerseys.

3. the details that convey the author's attitude would be an opinion by the author, for example, if he said, "haley was a very nice girl " or, you can find the attitude by finding parts of haley's personality that he highlights. you can strengthen your tones by using more descriptive words, and simplify long sentences as much as you can.

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