In the excerpt above, the word "gyre" can best be understood to mean a spiral.
Answer: Option C.
Explanation:
The line ‘Turning and turning in the widening gyre. The falcon cannot hear the falconer’ is from the poem ‘The Second Coming’ which is written by William Butler Yeast’s. In the poem, the word ‘gyre’ refers to spiral or vortex which means s circular or spiral motion. The poet here describes a nightmarish scene where he sees that falcon turns into a widening gyre by making use of terrifying ritualistic language. William believes that the world is closer to revelation.
The correct answer is. Looking from a window at the white cliffs of dover out to sea
Answer:
H. passed down
Explanation:
Tradition is an already existing thing that is part of the way of life of a people which has been long established.
Therefore, the best synonym of the word <u>traditional</u> is <u>passed down</u> because it is a series of tradition that has been passed down from one generation to another generation.
Answer: little to no oxygen
Explanation:
Answer:
A.The first focuses on Barbara's actions and the second on Jackson's.
Explanation:
According to the excerpt from the poem "Barbara Frietchie.", the author writes about Barbara sitting close to her attic window to show that her heart was loyal and then on the other couptet, the author describes Jackson as a "rebel", riding ahead.
The best description of the rhyming couplets in the excerpt is: The first focuses on Barbara's actions and the second on Jackson's.
