Which is the best analysis of the imagery in the line, "I should have been a pair of ragged claws"?A.Eliot attempts to make a political statement by comparing businessmen to crabs.B.Eliot suggests a feeling of anger by saying he would like to harm people with his claws.C.Eliot attempts to confuse the reader by using an image that does not fit the poem.D.Eliot suggests a feeling of solitude by saying he would not mind being a sea creature.

The following text is from George Eliot’s 1887 novel Middlemarch. Miss Brooke had that kind of beauty which seems to be thrown into relief by poor dress. Her hand and wrist were so finely formed that she could wear sleeves not less bare of style than those in which the Blessed Virgin appeared to Italian painters; and her profile as well as her stature and bearing seemed to gain the more dignity from her plain garments, which by the side of provincial fashion gave her the impressiveness of a fine quotation from the Bible,—or from one of our elder poets,—in a paragraph of to-day’s newspaper. She was usually spoken of as being remarkably clever, but with the addition that her sister Celia had more common-sense.According to the text, what is true about Miss Brooke?Miss Brooke is known for her exquisite fashion sense.eliminateMiss Brooke likes to read the Bible.eliminatedMiss Brooke elevates the simple clothes she wears with her beauty.eliminateMiss Brooke has a strained relationship with her sister Celia.

What does T. S. Eliot mean when he says, "No verse is free for the man who wants to do a good job"?A.Poets should recognize the value of their work and be proud of it.B.Good poetry usually follows a pattern, even if it is not traditional.C.Unrhymed poetry is not as satisfying as rhymed poetry.D.The highest forms of poetry are the sonnet and blank verse.

Which of these excerpts from "Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey" best supports the answer to the previous question?Group of answer choicesOnce again I see / These hedgerows, hardly hedgerows, little lines / Of sportive wood run wild . . .But oft, in lonely rooms, and 'mid the din / Of towns and cities, I have owed to them / In hours of weariness, sensations sweet,The sounding cataract / Haunted me like a passion; the tall rock, / The mountain, and the deep and gloomy wood,For thou art with me here upon the banks / Of this fair river; thou my dearest Friend, / My dear, dear Friend. . .

Read the following passage:Sure, I wish things had turned out differently for me in Vietnam. But I know things could have turned out worse, too. So I just try to be thankful for what I do have and do my best to be independent. I can dress myself and even tie a tie. No more playing guitar, though. If I close my eyes, I can just about hear the music. Just strumming my heartstrings is what I'm doing, I suppose.Which best explains how imagery contributes to the meaning of this passage?A.It helps readers picture the narrator's successes and struggles.B.It illustrates how the war affects people in different ways.C.It gives readers an understanding of what life was like for the narrator before the war.D.It highlights the idea that the narrator is lucky to be alive.

Which of the following sentences most clearly uses imagery to create a negative mood?A.Never had Gary looked upon a sight so dreadful and melancholy, and he knew he would never shake the terror from his mind.B.Beneath the surface of the putrid swamp came a gurgling that suggested the ghosts of those who died here were drowning still.C."How dare you!" Bonnie said. "You know as well as I do that we can never get this project done without Fred and Dominick!"D.Swallows flittered back and forth in the treetop, seemingly at play among the twigs and leaves of the old and mighty maple.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS