What do the hard ck sounds at the end of the poem resemble, and how does that fit with the poem’s theme and subject?

What will be an ideal response?



  • Both the sounds themselves and their steady, constant repetition suggest the ticking of a watch, echoing the speaker’s obsessive attention to the sound, with all that it suggests about her “continual discontent” and apparent longing for death.

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Tengo que pagar (el informe / la matrícula / el requisito).

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Circle the pronoun that agrees in number with its antecedent

The Navy promises (its, their) recruits a chance to see the world. What will be an ideal response?

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A feasibility analysis

(a) excludes evidence that refutes your ultimate recommendation. (b) carefully analyzes both opposing and supporting data. (c) includes opposing evidence but downplays it. (d) b and c. (e) None of these answers are correct.

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I keep trying to _______what happened at the accident, but no one is telling me the

same story. a. encrypt b. denote c. oust d. distill

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