Match each example of figurative language with its interpretation. Match Term Definition “He watches from his mountain walls, And like a thunderbolt he falls.” A) These lines contain a hyperbole that creates a vivid image. “As long as I live, I'll hear waterfalls and birds and winds sing. I'll interpret the rocks, learn the language of flood, storm, and the avalanche.” B) The passage of prose contains a metaphor that shows how we are all connected. “I'm only a child yet I know we are all part of a family, five billion strong, in fact, 30 million species strong and we all share the same air, water and soil.” C) These lines contain alliteration, which creates rhythm. “I have seen flocks streaming south in the fall so large that they were flowing over from horizon to horizon in an almost continuous stream all day long.” D) These lines give human abilities such as singing and language to nature. “O if we but knew what we do When we delve or hew—Hack and rack the growing green!” E) These lines use a simile to show the power of nature. Question 5(Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)
The regulators marched on the arsenal trying to get the weapons and overthrow trhe government. The federal government could not finance the troops necessary to contol the rebellion, so it had to be put down by the Massachusetts State Militia. This influenced in that many took the view that the "Articles of Confederation" had to be revised.
In 1501, shortly after Christopher Columbus discovered America, Spain and Portugal began shipping African slaves to South America to work on their plantations. In the 1600s, English colonists in Virginia began buying Africans to help grow tobacco.
