Answer:
The correct answer is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis.
Explanation:
The word pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis is an artificial word that supposedly means, "lung disease caused by inhaling very fine silica dust, causing inflammation in the lungs." It is used mainly as an example when speaking of very long words.
A disease that meets the definition of the word is commonly called silicosis.
The 45-letter word was coined to be the longest in the English language. It is, in fact, the longest word to appear in an English dictionary, found in current editions of several dictionaries. It is usually abbreviated with the number P45.
This is a literary technique known as conceit.
A conceit<span> is a kind of metaphor that compares two very different things in a remarkable and smart way. In this poem, the two opposing forces are light and darkness. But still, the author was able to equate them together in a surprising way to relate them both to the theme of beauty.</span>
Explanation:
The stanza begins with a physical description of the squirrel. The squirrel is grey coloured and therefore the poet says that he wears “an overcoat of gray,” his tail is twisted like a question mark.
Answer:
The purpose of the repetition is to intensify how the speaker does not want to receive criticism about his desires and the activities he does.
Explanation:
Repetition is the figure of language that allows a word to be repeated several times during a text, to intensify some textual element a meaning that the author is trying to convey.
We can see an example of repetition in the lines of the poem “Dear Friends” by Arlington, presented in the question above. The repetition is done through the use of the word "nor" where the speaker reinforces that he does not want to receive reprimands, criticisms or contrary opinions about what he wants to do and about what he does. It is likely that the speaker is referring to the criticism he receives for wanting to be a poet, but as this profession is his desire, he no longer wants to hear any contrary opinion about it.
Answer:
It is a participial phrase.
Explanation:
A participial phrase contains a participial along with other words. So let's look at an example.
"Tidying up her desk for the day, Tina knew she could finally go home." The participial in this sentence is "tidying," and the rest of the words that go along with the participial "tidying" make up the participial phrase. Therefore we know the participial phrase in this sentence is "tidying up her desk for the day".
