One of dickinson's most effective devices for conveying her ideas about human nature is personification. she uses a bird to her describe the abstract idea of hope, declaring that "hope is the thing with feathers / that perches in the soul, / and sings the tune without the words, / and never stops at all."  in this particular poem, dickinson is describing that most intimate of human qualities, hope — the quality that makes us persevere even through the raging storms of life. is the underlined commentary in the excerpt effective?   a. no, because the commentary simply paraphrases the quote.  b. no, because the commentary has no relationship to the topic sentence or to the quote it references.  c. yes, because the commentary connects dickinson's personification to her ideas about human nature.  d. yes, because the author clearly connects to dickinson's feelings about

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For years, women’s professional golf was all but ignored. women’s tournaments received very little attention in the sports pages, but all that is changing. golfers like michelle wie are becoming almost as well-known as jordan spieth. the espn television channel covers major women’s tournaments. most impressive of all, the winnings on the women’s tour are getting downright hefty. top money for the recent founders cup in phoenix, arizona,was $225,000. who is michelle wie? what does the word hefty refer to? the national weather service has issued a winter storm warning for loudon and augusta counties beginning at 7: 00 p.m., est, friday, december 12, through 3: 00 a.m., est, sunday, december 14. snowfall of between 4 and 8 inches is predicted. school closings will be announced on channel 10 through the evening. how much snow is the storm likely to produce? what do you think est stands for?

Time is not always change. time can also mean continuity, and it can mean keeping acknowledged truths in mind despite differences in circumstances.there is no better example of this in things fall apart than the retellings of the proverb about the bird named eneke, the language in both retellings is almost identical despite the length of time that has passed between their repetitions. in comparing the usages of the same proverb, achebe allows his readers to note the similarities and differences between the situations, and he them understand how this story can be applied to their own lives.