O ominous O pleasant
O wistful
10. "Glory be to God for dappled things-/For skies of couple-color as a brinded cow..."
(1 point)
Which of these best describes this excerpt from Gerard Manley Hopkins's “Pied Beauty"?
It is an example of sprung rhythm.
O It is an example of iambic pentameter.
It is an example of dialect poetry.
O It is an example of lyrical poetry.
11. Which line from Matthew Arnold's “Dover Beach” best conveys a tone of serenity? (1 point)
"The sea is calm tonight."
O "Listen! You hear the grating roar..."

first of all the mood needs to be defined: it is obviously a mood of deceitful relief and serenity. why? because the cape horn is one of the most violent maritime regions of earth and although it has been left behind, it is a personification of ahab’s delirium and the fact that the end of the passage speaks about it about being “hidden” but “raving” immediately conveys the feeling the calm is not permanent but fleeting.

furthermore, the oxymoron “mild stun'sails” is the first instance of such feeling as the adjective “mild” is associated with “stunned” underscoring the fleeting nature of this “tranquil” moment. and the contrasts keep piling up, with the opposition between “dark den” and “blessed light and air” to end with the final conclusion that leaves the reader with the uneasy knowledge that this is just a reprieve.

that his long years of service outweigh any faults he may have had.

he wanted to be remembered for the good things he did, one of those being when he gave up office so others would follow suit, but george washington wasn’t a man who thought he was perfect, he knew he made mistakes. he was a very talented soldier with a natural gift of tactic.