Answer: D
The first passage presents factual information about the Mississippi River, while the second passage simply uses the Mississippi River for plot points and setting.
Answer:
A. A handsome young man sits and stares at his own reflection until he starves to death. After he dies, a flower named after him grows where he was sitting.
Explanation:
A myth is a traditional story that explains a natural or social phenomenon. It is usually concerned with an event in the early history of a people and deals with supernatural beings or events.
In this example, the first option is the only one that deals with a supernatural event (the birth of a flower in the place where someone died) and the explanation of a phenomenon (the origin of a flower). This story is a summarized version of the myth of Narcissus.
Answer:
MyPlate. United States Department of Agriculture, 30 May 2012. Web. 7 June 2013.
The answer would be NO. The word "cave" is not a closed syllable. Why? A closed syllable is a syllable that ends with a consonant. Example words of closed syllable include hat, pen, fan and left. All these words end in consonants. The word "cave" does not end in consonant, but a vowel, making it not a closed syllable.
