Read this passage from FDR's First Inaugural Address. Which words and phrases show the best examples of colorful language?
We face the arduous days that lie before us in the warm courage of the national unity; with the clear consciousness of seeking old and precious moral
values; with the clean satisfaction that comes from the stern performance of duty by old and young alike. We aim at the assurance of a rounded and
permanent national life.
By old and young alike
Old and precious moral values
We aim at the assurance
We face the arduous days
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Read this passage from william faulkner's the sound and the fury: i says no i never had university advantages because at harvard they teach you how to go for a swim at night without knowing how to swim and at sewanee they dont even teach you what water is. i says you might send me to the state university; maybe i'll learn how to stop my clock with a nose spray and then you can send ben to the navy i says or to the cavalry anyway, they use geldings in the cavalry. which best describes the narrator's tone in this passage? a. bitter b. angry c. sarcastic d. all of the above

Write a line imitating the meter of the example (anapestic tetrameter.) and the beard/ on his chin/ was as white/ as the snow

Read this passage from the online article “top 10 reasons why everyone is doing yoga” by kathryn livingston. what type of propaganda is the author using? why are so many people doing yoga these days? there must be more to it than endorphins; there has to be a deeper reason why 20 million plus americans have fallen in love with this venerable practice. here is my top ten list – and if you’re a yogi, i’m sure you can think of more.