Read the excerpt from the poem "Barbara Frietchie.”
A shade of sadness, a blush of shame, Over the face of the leader came; The nobler nature within him stirred To life at that woman’s deed and word: "Who touches a hair of yon gray head Dies like a dog! March on!” he said.
Which is the most likely reason that Jackson orders his men to not hurt Barbara?
He is worried that Barbara will retaliate against them.
He wants Barbara to continue spreading her message.
He realizes that Barbara is an innocent woman.
He wants to move through the town without distraction.
Answer:
He realizes that Barbara is an innocent woman.
Explanation:
From this excerpt of the poem "Barbara Frietchie", it is narrated that the leader's face was filled with sadness and shame because his noble nature was aroused from within because of the woman's deed and word so he ordered that anyone that touches even a hair of her head would die like a dog.
The most likely reason that Jackson orders his men not to hurt Barbara is because he realizes that Barbara is an innocent woman
Answer:
- The sun is shining; however, it is quite a windy day.
Explanation:
Punctuation is elucidated as the set of signs or symbols(like a comma, full stop, question mark, exclamation mark, colon, etc.) that indicate the grammatical construction of the sentences to the readers that assists the readers to read it accordingly. It not only enhances the readability of the sentences but also clarifies its meaning.
As per the question, the given sentence could be punctuated accurately as mentioned above. <u>The use of a semicolon(;) helps link two independent clauses('the sun is shining' and 'it is quite a windy day') while a comma(,) after however signals that it is functioning as an adverbial conjunct to link the clauses</u>. Thus, the final sentence reads as:
'The sun is shining; however, it is quite a windy day.'
Answer: A
Explanation: keep them safe
Not sure which story you are referring to, but in all stories, the Author can describe the scenery using bleak and dark details to infer the scene will be a dark mood. The Author wouldn't say "It's a bright beautiful day, Sun shinning brightly... Ect..." and then something bad happen. That is the Authors power of shaping how we view the situation.
Answer:
Explanation:
A spondee is a foot composed of two accented syllables. The word spondee which comes from Greek, refers to a metrical foot that consists of two long syllables. It is determined by syllable weight in classical meters, or two stressed syllables in modern meters.
