In august heat how does mr. atkinson develop over the course of the story? a. he is friendly and kind to james but transforms into a menacing man sharpening his chisel in the stifling, hot attic. b. he is a talkative stonemason who takes pride in his work but remains silent as he struggles to repair a table leg. c. he greets james as if he were an old friend but becomes infuriated with him over the portrait james drew of him. d. he is content with himself and his appearance until he sees the picture james drew of him and becomes self-conscious.

Sonnet 57 being your comprehension your servant is the a. speaker b. person addressed in the poem c. husband of the speakers beloved d. beloveds serving woman

Read the excerpt from "mother tongue." lately, i’ve been giving more thought to the kind of english my mother speaks. like others, i have described it to people as “broken” or “fractured” english. but i wince when i say that. it has always bothered me that i can think of no other way to describe it other than “broken,” as if it were damaged and needed to be fixed, as if it lacked a certain wholeness and soundness. what best supports the inference that tan believes nonstandard english is no less valid than standard english? tan spends a lot of time thinking about her mother’s “fractured” english. tan has trouble thinking of descriptive words when she is writing. tan’s american education makes it difficult for her to understand her mother. tan winces when she describes her mother’s english as “broken.”

What is the main source of irony in this poem? -the idea that winning is really losing -the idea that failures hold success in higher esteem than those who are successful -the idea that dying is winning