The Epic of Gilgamesh was the product of the Mesopotamian civilization. The Epic of Gilgamesh is a poem about a king who prevailed over the Sumerian City-state of Uruk, one of the great cities of ancient Mesopotamia, who is glorified as a hero and a warrior around 2700 B.C. The Epic of Gilgamesh is said to be written in Akkadian, the language of the Babylonians, on stone tablets.
PART A: Which statement best identifies the central idea of the text? A Shakespeare didn’t need an extensive vocabulary to make his written work impressive, rather he used simple words in interesting and engaging ways. B Many rappers and hip hop artists take inspiration from Shakespeare because he was able to convey so much with so few words. C Shakespeare wasn’t the literary genius many believe him to be as many writers today prove to have a more advanced vocabulary. D It’s likely that many playwrights from Shakespeare’s time had a better grasp on the English language, but their work was never properly preserved.
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PART A
D It’s likely that many playwrights from Shakespeare’s time had a better grasp on the English language, but their work was never properly preserved.
PART B
According to the informational text "The Lure of Shakespeare" by Robert Butler, he discusses the career of celebrated playwright William Shakespeare and the skepticism behind the belief of whether Shakespeare was the actual author of his books.
Answer:
C
Explanation:
He wants to give british citizens a realistic picture of the war situation
They are defiantly strictly factual
Answer:
Stevenson is saying that when we take a bird’s-eye view, we see everything in a grand perspective. From there, much of what we humans do seems trivial or unimportant. We feel aloof from the rest of humanity, much as Apollo felt when he looked down on humans from atop Mount Olympus. Stevenson likens the man’s Apollo-like view to the pleasure he found in the northern Scottish landscape.
Stevenson used the allusion to Apollo to say that when we look at our experiences from a new perspective, we find unexpected pleasure and experience personal growth. He assumes his readers will be familiar with Apollo and the allusion to him will help them understand his new view of this landscape.
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