Based on what we know of the play, oedipus the king, which of the following lines is ironic? oedipus: what feeling brings you to me – fear or desire? oedipus: but when he comes, i'll be a wicked man if i do not act on all the god reveals oedipus: my royal kinsman, child of menoeceus, what message from the god do you bring us? oedipus: as quickly as you can stand up from these altar steps and take your suppliant branches.

Which of the following arguments uses a non sequitur fallacy? a. if we allow students to wear caps to school, soon we'll have to let them wear gang colors. b. you should vote for sylvia for class president because everyone else on the squad is voting for her. c. regulations on motorists should be lifted because factories are a bigger source of pollution. d. the gray wolves of winter falls park should be protected because they need our support.

12 3 4 5 in general, modifiers should be placed close to the words they modify. true false

Excerpted from "the children's hour" by henry wadsworth longfellow a whisper, and then a silence: yet i know by their merry eyes they are plotting and planning together to take me by surprise. a sudden rush from the stairway, a sudden raid from the hall! by three doors left unguarded they enter my castle wall! look carefully at the lines above. a poem with this particular rhyme scheme is best read a. line by line. b. with long pauses. c. phrase by phrase. d. with a strong rhythm.