1.) Why is winning the fight important for Tom? a.) He lost his previous fight.
b.) This is the last shot he has at becoming the
champion
c.) He needs to be recognised as a fighter
d.) He needs the money to buy food for his children

Which line in this excerpt from the great gatsby by f. scott fitzgerald contains a simile? about half way between west egg and new york the motor-road hastily joins the railroad and runs beside it for a quarter of a mile, so as to shrink away from a certain desolate area of land. this is a valley of ashes—a fantastic farm where ashes grow like wheat into ridges and hills and grotesque gardens where ashes take the forms of houses and chimneys and rising smoke and finally, with a transcendent effort, of men who move dimly and already crumbling through the powdery air. occasionally a line of grey cars crawls along an invisible track, gives out a ghastly creak and comes to rest, and immediately the ash-grey men swarm up with leaden spades and stir up an impenetrable cloud which screens their obscure operations from your sight.

Bella is going to write a research paper. she chose sports as her topic, but her teacher said she must narrow or limit her topic. choose the topic that limits the broad topic of sports the most. a) a history of sports in the united states b) a history of tennis c) rules and etiquette of tennis d) training and equipment for outdoor sports

Describe the term romanticism. how is it evident in the poems of the era? be sure to include information related to poems from at least two authors. support your response with evidence related to form, sound, structure, and other poetic elements.