What do the stars do for the speaker of “when i heard the learn’d astronomer” that the lecture hall does not?
a. the stars offer first-hand knowledge.
b. the stars offer inspiration for a poem.
c. the stars stimulate the speaker’s need to write.
d. the stars inspire the speaker to pursue further knowledge.

Read the excerpt from martin luther king jr.’s “i have a dream” speech. the negro is still languishing in the corners of american society and finds himself an exile in his own land. and so we’ve come here today to dramatize a shameful condition. the emotional connotation of the underlined word king express his a. indecision. b. hopefulness. c. spirituality. d. outrage.