In "how to eat an ice-cream cone," what does the author compare a melting
ice cream cone to?

Throughout the giver, author lois lowry renames many everyday terms. eleven-year-olds are "elevens," babies are "newchildren," stuffed animals are "comfort objects," and families are called "family units." what is the purpose of these alternate labels? what effect do they have on the story?

Read the excerpt from "i wandered lonely as a cloud." for oft, when on my couch i lie in vacant or in pensive mood, they flash upon that inward eye which is the bliss of solitude; and then my heart with pleasure fills, and dances with the daffodils. which statement best describes the lines that are underlined in this excerpt? both lines contain alliteration, which creates a cheerful tone. both lines contain alliteration, which draws attention to the speaker's feelings. the lines use rhyme to transition from deep thought to a joyful memory. the lines use rhyme to show the speaker's feelings of isolation.

Which statement best explains how shakespeare transformed thesource material, hecatommithi by giraldi cinthio? lago is driven by a sense of duty, while ensign is motivatedby jealousyensign's plot only involves the moor, while lago plots to trickcassio, the captainwhile ensign's trickery is driven by his love for the moor'swife, lago's plot is driven by his hatred for cassio and themoorin shakespeare's play, the men are either good or evil bynature, in the source material, they are influenced by outsidesources