Click to read "Loveliest of Trees, the Cherry Now" by A. E. Housman. Then answer the question.
Which line(s) from the poem best develop(s) the author's idea that people
should appreciate life because it is short?
A. Loveliest of trees, the cherry now / Is hung with bloom along the
bough.
B. And since to look at things in bloom/Fifty springs are little room.
C. Now, of my threescore years and ten, / Twenty will not come again,
gain
.
D. Wearing white for Eastertide.

Which type of characterization is used in the excerpt to reveal claire’s character traits? indirect, direct, both or neither

Read the following passage "you're not here to read books, you're here to learn! " the childwrangler's voice screeched as we kept our picks moving rhythmically against the school walls. we had all heard about a time, back in the dark ages, when children read books at school. they say school was even a building above ground. but that was obviously dangerous. how could society thrive if all the children sat around reading all day? when would they have time to learn about veins of coal, processing fuel, and all that stuff? school was important.what two central ideas in this story are most closely related? a. the importance of literature and the dangers of miningb. humankind's basic survival needs and independence c. the nature of learning and societal dysfunctiond. the powers of rumors and abuse of authority

Which best describes the suspense technique of flashback? an image, color, object, or similar is shown early in the film. it later reappears in a pivotal scene or plot point. details of the story outside of the chronological storyline are provided to the audience, often as a memory. illusions of explosions and other events are presented, often using computer-generated imagery to seem realistic. the screenwriter lets the audience know something the main character does not, usually something important to the plot.