Homework Help for English

What element of poetry is featured in this passage from Robert Burn's "My Luv is like a Red, Red Rose"?

O, my luv is like the melody,

That's sweetly play'd in tune.

A. imagery - language that appeals to the five senses - here, the sense of hearing

B. personification - an animal or an idea is given human characteristics

C. rhyme 

What response is Lincoln seeking from his listeners in the following passage from his Gettysburg Address?

          Now we are engaged in a 

            great civil war, testing

         whether the nation, or any

         nation so conceived, and so

         dedicated, can long endure 

A. Lincoln is hoping his listeners will thank him for letting them know America is in a civil war.

B. Lincoln is trying to improve trade relations with other nations.

C. Lincoln is seeking support from his listeners to sustain his leadership and to see the war through.

What response is Lincoln seeking from his listeners in this passage from his Gettysburg Address?

                 that this nation under God,

                            shall have

                   a new birth of freedom

A. Lincoln is explaining that there needs to be a Christian revival in America.

B. Lincoln is seeking support from Christians to help feed the house and the soldiers.

C. Lincoln is using the patriotic phrase "under God" to elicit feelings of unity.

What response is Lincoln seeking from his listeners in this passage from his Gettysburg Address?

                 that this nation under God,

                            shall have

                   a new birth of freedom

A. Lincoln is explaining that there needs to be a Christian revival in America.

B. Lincoln is seeking support from Christians to help feed the house and the soldiers.

C. Lincoln is using the patriotic phrase "under God" to elicit feelings of unity.

The underlined passage from Section 8 of Kennedy's speech is an example of what element of argument.

   Sec. I: "If a free society

 cannot help the many who

are poor, it cannot save the

      few who are rich."

A. The passage is an example of assertion.

B. This passage is an example of acknowledging opposing arguments.

C. This passage is an example of a recommendation for action.

Which sentences uses the underlined vocabulary word incorrectly?

A. If you wish, you may invoke your right to an attorney.

B. I need to help to eradicate my home of clutter.

C. I need to negotiate with the plant.

Which sentence uses the underline word incorrectly

What response does Lincoln hope to elicit from his listeners with these words from the Gettysburg Address?

  We have come to dedicate a

portion of that field, as a final

  resting place for those who

   here gave their lives, that

  that nation might live. It is

 altogether fitting and proper

     that we should do this.

A. Lincoln appeals to the emotions of his listeners by honoring those soldiers who give their lives.

B. Lincoln hopes to elicit the feeling of formality, saying it was "proper that we should do this".

C. Lincoln appeals to the logical side of the listeners by stating that the dedication is proper.

What response does Lincoln hope to elicit from his listeners with these words from the Gettysburg Address?

  We have come to dedicate a

portion of that field, as a final

  resting place for those who

   here gave their lives, that

  that nation might live. It is

 altogether fitting and proper

     that we should do this.

A. Lincoln appeals to the emotions of his listeners by honoring those soldiers who give their lives.

B. Lincoln hopes to elicit the feeling of formality, saying it was "proper that we should do this".

C. Lincoln appeals to the logical side of the listeners by stating that the dedication is proper.

Read the sentence.

When the house was being built, an electrician installed the wiring that would provide light and power.

The underline word is a noun meaning

◯ "a person with specialized knowledge of electricity"

◯ "full of light, energy, or power"

◯ "to travel through wires as a current of electricity"

◯ "characterized by technical skill"

Read the sentence.

When the house was being built, an electrician installed the wiring that would provide light and power.

The underline word is a noun meaning

◯ "a person with specialized knowledge of electricity"

◯ "full of light, energy, or power"

◯ "to travel through wires as a current of electricity"

◯ "characterized by technical skill"

Read the chart.

What list best completes the chart?

◯  fry, bake, eat

◯  nice, kind, sweet

◯  friend, worker, neighbor

◯  yesterday, today, tomorrow

Read this student reaction.

Which definition best completes the chart with a predicted meaning of chrysalis?

◯ a group of butterfly migrating to warmer climates

◯ characterized by color and patterns

◯ to grow, mature, or develop

◯ a case that protects a butterfly while it develops

Consider this group of words.

Words about measurement: ruler. length, centimeter

What word best fits in this group of words?

◯ belief

◯ inch

◯ history 

◯ notebook