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(read the highlighted passage for the questions in the picture down below)

how does lincoln’s word choice in paragraph 2 affect the meaning of the speech?

a)lincoln includes words like “dissolve” and “divide” to suggest that the severity of the conflict has made it impossible for the country to remain whole.

b) lincoln repeats the word “war” to emphasize the severity of the conflict and the need for resolution to prevent further loss.

c) by using words like “all,” and “both,” lincoln tries to avoid placing blame on or showing favoritism toward one side of the conflict or another.

i chose this (c)

d) by using words like “insurgent agent,” lincoln suggests that sources outside of the country are to blame for dividing the nation.

i chose answer c

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