Which of the following poets is best known for writing poetry in free verse?
a. phillis wheatley
b. edgar allen poe
c. emily dickinson
d. jonathan edwards

which of these authors is best known for a narrative of his journey to america?
a. walt whitman
b. olaudah equiano
c. thomas paine
d. jonathan edwards

Read this excerpt from leah missbach day's foreword to wheels of change. as wbr's resident photographer i am privileged to see firsthand the impact bicycles have on the lives of our recipients. why does the author include this excerpt?

Why are reading and writing necessary in today’s world?

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows. ‘you make me feel uncivilized, daisy,’ i confessed on my second glass of corky but rather impressive claret. ‘can’t you talk about crops or something? ’ i meant nothing in particular by this remark but it was taken up in an unexpected way. ‘civilization’s going to pieces,’ broke out tom violently. ‘i’ve gotten to be a terrible pessimist about things. have you read ‘the rise of the coloured empires’ by this man goddard? ’ ‘why, no,’ i answered, rather surprised by his tone. ‘well, it’s a fine book, and everybody ought to read it. the idea is if we don’t look out the white race will be—will be utterly submerged. it’s all scientific stuff; it’s been proved.’ in this passage, tom’s ideas about race relations come off as uncivilized. what literary device is fitzgerald using here? irony personification metaphor simile