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What is the definition of scathing? a. to assail with abusive language c. to deter by advice or persuasion b. bitterly severe, as a remark d. the west wind; a mild wind

Choose two context clues to the meaning of the word sloth

Which line from the poem above illustrates alliteration? “long have i known a glory in it all” “thou’st made the world too beautiful this year” “to lift the lean of that black bluff! ” “my soul is all but out of me”