Read the excerpt below and answer the question.

"the child is not dead
the child lifts his fists against his mother
who shouts afrika! shouts the breath
of freedom and the veld
in the locations of the cordoned heart "

in this excerpt from ingrid jonker’s poem “the child is not dead,” what does the phrase “cordoned heart” most likely refer to?
a. the effects of segregation on south africans
b. the indomitable spirit of the south african people
c. the diversity of cultures that exists in south africa
d. the mistrust black south africans feel for the government

What impact does the use of dashes have on the rhythmic structure of this poem? the dashes create imperfect rhyme that confuses the reader. the dashes create a slow rhythm that is pleasant for the reader. the dashes create a quick rhythm that confuses the reader the dashes create a heightened rhythm that excites the reader

Which two sentences in this excerpt from the time machine by h. g. wells suggest that the morlocks possesses a degree of intelligence comparable to that of humans

In the real world, feldman learned to settle for less than 95 percent. he came to consider a company “honest” if its payment rate was above 90 percent. he considered a rate between 80 and 90 percent “annoying but tolerable.” if a company habitually paid below 80 percent, feldman might post a hectoring note, like this one: the cost of bagels has gone up dramatically since the beginning of the year. unfortunately, the number of bagels that disappear without being paid for has also gone up. don’t let that continue. i don’t imagine that you would teach your children to cheat, so why do it yourselves? the excerpt serves as which type of support for the authors’ argument? a claim an example a conclusion a counterclaim