Read the excerpt from sir gawain and the green knight.
pick up your grim tool now
and let us see how you handle it.
gladly, sir, i promise you,
gawain said, stroking it.
the green knight takes his stand without lingering
and bends his head a little to show the skin.
he laid his long graceful locks across his crown,
leaving the naked neck bare and ready.
which statement best describes the green knight’s chivalric values?
a. he displays bravery in the face of danger.
b. he exhibits loyalty to fellow knights.
c. he shows a devoted faith in god.
d. he demonstrates the depth of his intellect.

The greatest gift the sumerians gave the world was the invention of writing. the sumerians were wealthy people. they needed some way to keep track of what they owned. they began drawing pictures. they used a reed as a pen. they drew on soft pieces of clay. the soft clay was then dried in the sun. the tablet became a permanent record. later, the sumerian drawings changed into wedge-shaped symbols. this kind of writing is called cuneiform. by putting symbols together, the sumerians could write entire sentences.

Sure, i wish things had turned out differently for me in vietnam. but i know things could have turned out worse, too. so ljust try to be for what i do have and do my best to be independent. i can dress myself and even tie a tie. no more playing guitar, though. if i close my eyes, i can just about hear the music. just strumming my heartstrings is what i'm doing, i suppose. how could the author best resolve this situation to create a feeling of somber regret? a. the narrator describes the difficulty in cooking for himself. b. the narrator decides to sell his guitar and take up a new instrument. c. the narrator points out that he doesn't have to wear a tie too often. d. the narrator mentions a friend who did not live through the war.

In the poem i felt a funeral, in my brain what rhyme scheme does the poet use and how does it contribute to the poem?