Match the words in bold to their meanings within the context of the excerpts. tiles partially damaged reluctant or unwilling overly sentimental pairs that leaves a heart high-sorrowful and cloy'd, (excerpt from “ode on a grecian urn” by john keats) arrowboth one shade the more, one ray the less, had half impaired the nameless grace (excerpt from “she walks in beauty” by lord byron) arrowboth what men or gods are these? what maidens loth? what mad pursuit? what struggle to escape? (excerpt from “ode on a grecian urn” by john keats)

Why college athletes should not get paid to play state the claim a. point a b. direct quotation to support point a c. point b d direct quotation to support point b

Read the quotation from "an occurrence at owl creek bridge." and now he became conscious of a new disturbance. striking through the thought of his dear ones was a sound which he could neither ignore nor understand, a sharp, distinct, metallic percussion like the stroke of a blacksmith’s hammer upon the anvil; it had the same ringing quality. he wondered what it was, and whether immeasurably distant or near by—it seemed both. its recurrence was regular, but as slow as the tolling of a death knell. he awaited each stroke with impatience and—he knew not why—apprehension. the intervals of silence grew progressively longer, the delays became maddening. with their greater infrequency the sounds increased in strength and sharpness. they hurt his ear like the thrust of a knife; he feared he would shriek. what he heard was the ticking of his watch. which best describes the effect of the narration in the excerpt? it suggests that the man being executed feels tranquil and at peace. it suggests that the narrator is sympathetic to the man being executed. it suggests that the plot will become less tense as the story continues. it suggests that the story will become more intense and mysterious.

•your english teacher has asked you to write a short three-page research paper. which topic is the most narrow? a. water pollution b. how lake pollution affects fish c. how water pollution affects seal d. pollution