Answer:
Prompt 1: The society in the Giver, is structured in such a way that promotes security over freedom. The people have no choices or freedom of any kind, yet they don't need to worry about getting enough resources, or basic survival needs because everything is planned out by the government.
Prompt 2: I would say that the attitude toward euthanasia is mostly accepted because that is what is written into the society, and part of your planned out life. However, I think you would need to go back to the text and pay attention to the tone and word choices around that subject.
Ramona accepts her new life with grace, grit, and gust.
Answer:
Up the street came the rebel tread,
Stonewall Jackson riding ahead.
Under his slouched hat left and right
He glanced: the old flag met his sight.
“Halt!”— the dust-brown ranks stood fast.
“Fire!”— out blazed the rifle-blast.
It shivered the window, pane and sash;
It rent the banner with seam and gash.
Explanation:
The correct answers are the following:
- the use of poetic verse throughout the epic - epic poetry is written in verses, which contributes to its 'epicness'
- a narrative voice that tells the story - epic poetry is narrative, which means that it has to have a narrator who will describe what's happening
- elevated, or eloquent style - epic poetry is rather grand and important, especially that during the ancient times
- compelling speeches - epic poetry is full of emotional speeches written in order to make the reader feel strong emotions
