Hear the loud alarum bells,

brazen bells!

what a tale of terror, now, their turbulency tells!

in the startled ear of night

how they scream out their affright!

too much horrified to speak,

they can only shriek, shriek,

out of tune

—"the bells,”
edgar allan poe

read the excerpt from “the bells” by edgar allan poe. what mood does it create?

a feeling of love
a feeling of remorse
a feeling of panic
a feeling of loneliness

On her zoo blog, bindi describes the experience of walking the red carpet with her mum that evening, and the unmatched joy of what happened soon after. “all the categories came up, but then mine did! they said all these top actresses' names then my name! the guy said 'and the winner is . . ’ . . my heart stopped . . ‘bindi irwin! ’ i could not believe it, i won! i was amazed, in tears, i could hardly talk! i’ll never forget that great trip! ” what does the hyperbole in the excerpt the reader understand about bindi? she had a medical problem. she was extremely frightened. she became very excited. she won an important award.

In the story “seventh grade,” victor’s and michael’s hopes and expectations about girls often cause them to a. act in embarrassing ways. b. get into trouble at school. c. struggle with friendships. d. do poorly in their classes.

24.1.6 quiz: william faulkner aperle question 4 of 5 2 points what is cash building in as i lay dying? o a. a truck bed for jewel o b. a bin to pile cotton in o c. a kitchen table for his family o d. a box to bury addie in subm