1. What do you think the narrator of “The Gift of the Magi” considers as having real value? - <span>the protagonists' love for each other </span>
2. In the story “The Gift of the Magi,” which of the following is an example of allusion? - <span>the discovery that the protagonists sold their most prized possessions </span>
3. In “Fabric of Their Lives,” what does the information about Annie Mae Young burning her quilts reveal about her personality? - <span>Young saw her quilts as something very private.</span>
4. In “Fabric of Their Lives,” Aronzia Pettway made quilts mostly to - <span>Become economicallyindependent.</span>
5. Both Marge Piercy and Walt Whitman believe that - <span>Art is not an important part of life.</span>
6. The poems in this unit express appreciation for - <span>the value of work.</span>
7. What is the meaning of meretricious as it is used in this sentence from “The Gift of the Magi”? - <span>Showy and vulgar</span>
8. Which vocabulary word completes this sentence CORRECTLY? When Mr. Klein realized that his true identity was revealed, he found himself in an interesting - <span>predicament </span>
9.Which of the following sentences uses capitalization CORRECTLY? - <span>I just read O. Henry's short story “The Gift of the Magi.”</span>
10. Which of the following sentences displays the CORRECT use of punctuation? (1 point)Leonardo da Vinci, inventor, painter, and poet is considered a true genius.
11. What connotation is attributed to the “parlor generals” in the following lines from “To Be of Use”? -<span>brutality</span>
I believe its D. The author provides commonsense examples to refute the counterclaim :)
Answer:
Claudio to everyone at Hero's funeral
Explanation:
Claudio is at Hero's funeral because Hero "died"
however, we know that she didn't (which is an example of dramatic irony)
Answer: Idiom
Explanation:
The options include:
a. Personification
b. Metaphor
c. Similie
d. Idiom
The figurative language used in this expression is referred to as an idiom. An idiom simply refers to the words or the phrases whose meaning can't be easily known based on the way the words are written. They're words that aren't taken literally.
They're just meant to create an image or have an effect on the reader. For example, saying someone has a cold feet simply means that the person is anxious or nervous and not that the feet of the person is cold.
Here, the dog eating an homework simply means that Daniel didn't do the homework and he's looking for excuses.
