B. epic simile

An epic simile is a kind of metaphor that uses comparisons to describe an event, someone, a place, etc. by using the words “like”, “as” or “as in” and that is developed over several lines of verse, thus it is long, and which it’s more commonly found in epic poems (For example, the Iliad and the Odyssey). Its aim is to make the writing more colorful and interesting and serve as decoration to the main subject.

Here is an example of an epic simile from the Odyssey by Homer: “Her mind in torment, wheeling like some lion at bay, dreading the gangs of hunters closing their cunning ring around him for the finish.”

1) One difference is that, in the poem, Paul Revere rode by himself. In reality, he rode with a guy named William Dawes and another guy named Samuel Prescott. Another difference is that, in the poem, the events happened on April 18th. In reality, they happened on April 16th. 

2) He made Revere a symbol of all the values that were (and still are) important to the country, such as liberty, individuality, freedom, and patriotism. 

3) Throughout the poem, he treats Paul Revere as if he was more than just a messenger riding around on a horse yelling out warnings to all the neighbors in town. He is called “a voice in the darkness”, which gives a very serious tone to the poem and reminds the reader that this man was doing something very special and important. Also, the poem starts out, “Listen, my children, and you shall hear”, and this phrase sounds more formal and serious than, “Hey kids, want to hear a good story?” 

Answer: C) It is dark and treacherous, while the courtyard is hot and sunny.

Explanation: The setting of a story or a text is the place and time where the story takes place, it can also be the context of the story (political, historical, cultural, etc). From the given options, the one that represents what can be inferred about the Tomb, is the corresponding to option C:  It is dark and treacherous, while the courtyard is hot and sunny (“When he emerged into the sun he squinted his eyes”).

I feel like one of them is definitely going to be B.

The other one i think might be D.

I hope this helps at least some =)

You are RIGHTT!!!! THANK YOU!!!!!  I picked C on USATestPrep and i got it right. The answer is definitely C.

Grendel is your typical monster – living in dark places, alone, having no one but his equally evil mother to communicate with. He is lonely and loveless, and jealous of people who can have all the things he so deeply desires. This is why he became so devious (we don’t know for sure whether he was bad from his very birth). Due to his evil nature, he goes about killing people who are allowed to live happy and fulfilled lives, something he cannot ever have. On the other had, we have Beowulf who is a textbook example of a hero. He is strong, fierce, brave, and the only one who can help a king in a dire need of a miracle. He arrives at Heorot in Denmark to aid Hrothgar, the king of the Scyldings (Danes) and kill the monster, which he heroically does. He doesn’t use weapons at all, but rather rely on his brute strength to defeat his foe. 

Hope this helps a bit. 🙂

The second sentence has a capitalization error. in a title of a monument (and titles in general), you capitalize everything besides the articles and prepositions. “of” is a preposition, so it is incorrectly capitalized. it should be written as The Statue of Liberty; while “the” is an article, it’s the first letter of the sentence and requires capitalization by that rule.

the third sentence possesses an unnecessary comma. if it were a series of three or more (i.e. elmer’s tie was askew, his shoes needed to be tied, and his hair was a mess) then you would require a comma before “and”; however, in this case, and is only linking two things–his tie was askew and his shoes were untied. a series of two doesn’t need a comma.

the fourth sentence also has unnecessary commas. “”Rip Van Winkle” by Washington Irving is a very imaginative story.” on its own is grammatically correct. when listing a book and an author, it’s not necessary to separate them by a comma.

Born circa 1928, Natalia Romanova was apparently orphaned as a child when she was trapped in a burning building during an early attack on Stalingrad by enemy forces. Ivan Petrovitch Bezukhov, a Soviet soldier, found Natasha in the inferno and rescued her. Although Ivan kept a close eye on Natasha as she grew, by the late 1930s she had attracted the attention of Soviet intelligence, which began her training. In 1941, she was almost brainwashed into serving the ninja clan the Hand, but was saved by Ivan, Logan (James Howlett, later Wolverine) and Captain America. Following World War II, Natasha was recruited to become part of the Black Widow Program, a team of elite female sleeper agents. Among the Widow’s instructors was the Winter Soldier, formerly Captain America’s sidekick Bucky (James Barnes); Natasha studied as a ballerina to cover for her true occupation. The Soviet state eventually arranged for Natasha to marry Alexi Shostakov, a champion test pilot. After a few years of a happy marriage, the KGB faked Shostakov’s death in a rocket test; grief for Shostakov drove Natasha’s resolve deeper and she continued her education with the Red Room Academy, finally being appointed the title of the Black Widow.

Rising action is considered to be the events that lead up to the climax. In “The White Heron” the climax occurs when Sylvia successfully climbs the old pine and realizes the beauty of nature. At that point, she is maturing and realizes she cannot betray the nesting place of the white heron. So all of the action leading to that point, meeting the hunter, wanting to please him, climbing the tree are all examples of rising action. The falling action occurs after the climax. In this case, Sylvia goes back to her house and says says nothing. That is the falling action of the story. The denouement, or resolutions is that she has realized her love for nature is stronger than her need for money or the approval of the young hunter. That is t