<span>The nobles speak poetically, while commoners speak in a direct manner.</span>
Answer:
Definition 4.
Having qualities that discourage approach due to extreme difficulty.
Explanation:
From the four different definitions, the one that states the meaning of the word<em> "formidable" </em>is Definition 4 (See attached image).
The word <em>formidable </em>is used in the context of the sentence,
"To the tired track runner, the <em>formidable </em>last hurdle looked twice as large as it actually was"
Therefore, the meaning of the word according to the context is having qualities that discourage approach due to extreme difficulty because from the sentence, the tired track runner is looking at the last hurdle and seeing it as twice as large as it actually was.
The
foreshadowing in the excerpt above makes the poem's tone tense.
Julia Alvarez’s<span> “</span>Exile” consists of
seventeen four-line stanzas that convey a sense of shared recollection between
the poem’s persona and her father.
The correct answer between all
the choices given is the second choice or letter B. I am hoping that this
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