Read the excerpt from The Riddle of the Rosetta Stone. Near the entrance to the long, high-ceilinged room stand two magnificent granite statues of Pharaoh Amenophis III, who ruled Egypt about 1400 B. C. Farther on is a colossal head of Pharaoh Ramesses II dating back to 1250 B. C. And beyond it, resting on a simple base, is a slab of black basalt, a colossal rock. Which words in the excerpt best show that Giblin thinks the room is important? entrance and room long and high-ceilinged magnificent and colossal simple and slab'

Magnificent and colossal

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your answer is a) the metaphor suggests that the poetic themes are serious and dark.

collins is comparing the poem to a dark room. he is suggesting that the poems theme is serious and wants you to understand it. you don't need to understand the poet in order to understand the poem. you also don't need to move around while reading it. he is simply saying the poem has a dark and serious theme.

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a personal narrative essay is about a personal experience, so it is usually written in the first person. to maximize its impact, the essay should: be written to have an emotional impact on the reader. include a lot of references to sensory perceptions and hope i