Read the excerpt from "the most dangerous game,” by richard connell. "so," continued the general, "i asked myself why the hunt no longer fascinated me. you are much younger than i am, mr. rainsford, and have not hunted as much, but you perhaps can guess the answer." "what was it? " "simply this: hunting had ceased to be what you call 'a sporting proposition.' it had become too easy. i always got my quarry. always. there is no greater bore than perfection." the general lit a fresh cigarette. "no animal had a chance with me any more. that is no boast; it is a mathematical certainty. the animal had nothing but his legs and his instinct. instinct is no match for reason. when i thought of this it was a tragic moment for me, i can tell you." which line of text from the excerpt supports the claim that the general is proud or conceited

In what ways do “the lamb” and “the tyger” represent opposite sides of human existence? a. “the lamb” urges passive control, while “the tyger” glorifies man’s dominance over nature. b. “the lamb” urges meek acceptance, while “the tyger” glorifies nature and power. c. “the lamb” urges childlike faith, while “the tyger” glorifies man’s experience.

What response does lincoln hope to elicit from his listeners with these words from his gettysburg address "we gave to come dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives, that that nation might live. it is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this

Match each excerpt to the correct stanza structure. 1. it was many and many a year ago, in a kingdom by the sea, that a maiden there lived whom you may know by the name of annabel lee; and this maiden she lived with no other thought than to love and be loved by me. (from "annabel lee" by edgar allan poe) 2. o thou, new-year, delaying long, delayest the sorrow in my blood, that longs to burst a frozen bud and flood a fresher throat with song. (from "in memoriam" by alfred lord tennyson) 3. nature’s first green is gold, her hardest hue to hold. her early leaf’s a flower but only so an hour. then leaf subsides to leaf. so eden sank to grief,; so dawn goes down to day. nothing gold can stay. (from "nothing gold can stay" by robert frost) 4. at sestos hero dwelt; hero the fair, whom young apollo courted for her hair, and offered as a dower his burning throne, where she should sit for men to gaze upon. the outside of her garments were of lawn, the lining purple silk, with gilt stars drawn; (from "hero and leander" by christopher marlowe) quatrain couplet octave sestet