Who is the speaker of this poem? What details tell us so?

What will be an ideal response?



  • In the first few lines of the poem, the speaker refers to himself as a king; in lines 9–14 we learn that he has traveled widely on the sea, and lines 15–16 that he fought in the Trojan War; the clincher comes in line 33 with its reference to “my son, mine own Telemachus.” Even without the title, we would by now know for certain that the speaker is Ulysses (the Roman name for Odysseus, the eponymous hero of Homer’s Odyssey).

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The following sentences form a paragraph. Select the letter in each pair that is correct and does not contain run-on sentences or comma splices.

(A) After McGruder signed with Universal Press Syndicate, his strip soon appeared in 160 newspapers. (B) McGruder signed with Universal Press Syndicate his strip soon appeared in 160 newspapers.

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When kn are the first two letters in a word, the _______ is not sounded.

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

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Our receptionist is Patricia.

a) sentence pattern subject-verb b) sentence pattern subject-action verb-object c) sentence pattern subject-linking verb-complement d) sentence pattern inverted order

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Ser/Estar. Complete las oraciones con la forma correcta del presente de indicativo de ser o estar, del artículo definido o del adjetivo entre paréntesis.

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