"will the dog bite me? " asked proserpina, fearing the three-headed dog. "what an ugly creature he is! " "o, never fear," answered her companion. "he never harms people, unless they try to enter my dominions without being sent for, or to get away when i wish to keep them here. down, cerberus! now, my pretty proserpina, we will drive on." why might a reader of this story find verbal irony in king pluto's statement? (5 points) king pluto is describing only the people that cerberus will harm, rather than the people he won't harm. king pluto says not to fear cerberus, but proserpina may want to act in ways that provoke him. proserpina fears being bitten by the dog when she should be worried about being stuck in the palace. cerberus cannot be a vicious dog, even though he is a huge breed with three heads.

Jason is making a list of sources for his current events report about the presidential election. he writes: magazine, newspaper, news website, book. which choice could provide the most current information? a) book b) magazine c) newspaper d) news website

Read the following excerpt from "dark tower" by claude mckay before you choose your answer. "we shall not always plant while others reap the golden increment of bursting fruit, nor always countenance, abject and mute, that lesser men should hold their brothers cheap; not everlastingly while others sleep shall we beguile their limbs with mellow flute, not always bend to some more subtle brute. we were not made eternally to weep. the night, whose sable breast relieves the stark, white stars, is no less lovely being dark; and there are buds that cannot bloom at all in light, but crumple, piteous, and fall. so in the dark we hid the heart that bleeds, and wait, and tend our agonizing needs." in context, the expression "the night, whose sable breast relieves the stark,/ white stars, is no less lovely being dark; " is best interpreted as a. the light of the stars overpowers the black of night b. the black of night overpowers the light of the stars c. black and white contribute equally to the beauty of the night sky d. black and white continuously compete for prominence in the night sky

How does edgar allen poe build suspense in “the raven”