Is Blake being literal or metaphoric in this poem? Explain why or why not.

What will be an ideal response?


* This poem is metaphoric because one cannot literally see the world in a grain of sand.
* However, one can figuratively see the macroscopic in the microscopic and heaven in an everyday object.

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Several Proms have featured music from the popular British TV show Dr. Who.

music from the popular British TV show Dr. Who - Select the letter of the answer that best describes this portion of each sentence. A) independent clause B) prepositional phrase C) participial phrase

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How would you describe Henry and Elisa’s marriage? Cite details from thestory

What will be an ideal response?

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"Traveling Through the Dark"--William Stafford"Traveling through the Dark" is free verse, using varying line lengths, without any meter, rhyme, or stanzaic divisions.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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