The correct answer would be option A: "The beauty of nature amid war". In the excerpt, the author mentions several traits of nature, emphasizing the beauty of the larks singing and then mentions "amid the guns below" so one could infer that there is a war going on.
Option B is incorrect because the author does not mention anything that could point to the scene being a graveyard. Option C is incorrect because the larks (on their own) are not the theme, they are merely a topic and option D is incorrect because the author does not mention anything about the war, except for the use of guns (resolving differences or not).
Answer: Antithesis, which literally means “opposite,” is a rhetorical device in which two opposite ideas are put together in a sentence to achieve a contrasting effect. Antithesis emphasizes the idea of contrast by parallel structures of the contrasted phrases or clauses.
Answer:
A. Semi-colon
Explanation:
An independent clause can connect to another independent clause through the use of a semi-colon.
Question: <em>In this excerpt from “Little Snow-White” by the Brothers Grimm, which sentence contains a symbol of pride?</em>
I think your answer would be;
- A. Oh, that I had a child as white as this snow, as red as this blood, and as black as the wood of this frame!
Pride;
- <em>"High or inordinate opinion of one's own dignity, importance, merit, or superiority, whether as cherished in the mind or as displayed in bearing, conduct, etc."</em>
Sources:
C.
The introductory phrase, "Crowned with a wreath of olive leaves", is correctly separated by a comma.
