D) the embankment
The story begins with the turtle walking over grass, which it does in an unencumbered manner. Even though what is described is a gradual sort of trudging by how the turtle moves itself by slowly “boosting and dragging his shell along,” the turtle trampled through the grass “leaving a beaten trail behind him.” It is when the turtle emerges from the grass and comes to an embankment that there are descriptions of how he is challenged in the climb. However, he was able to overcome this first obstacle.
An object will remain in motion or at rest unless it is acted on by a force
Answer: A the punctuation emphasizes the bird's actions and the speaker's response.
Explanation:
But it also helps relate the activity in nature to the needs of the speaker's heart.
It's dangerous to oversimpliy poetry!
Answer:
He has too much pride and confidence in his abilities.
Explanation:
Perseus as described in the excerpt was young, confident and proud being. The fact that he had nothing material to offer before the king but openly promised to bring be for the king Medusa's head was something no one but only a confident, and proud hero would pledge to deliver. Therefore, from the options given,
Option A is incorrect as the passage didn't talk about the beauty of the young man.
Though it was stated that he had nothing to give, but been poor and alone does not describe an heroic behavior.
Similarly, an unkept promise isn't an heroic quality.
Therefore, his pride and confidence are the heroic qualities Perseus demonstrated.
