Read the lines from "How I Learned English."
It was an empty lot
Ringed by elms and fir and honeysuckle
In the field, a blue sky above them
Tipped with cirrus.
The imagery in these lines helps readers picture
how colorful and beautiful the setting is.
O how thick and green the lot's grass is.
how windy and warm the weather is.
how dry and dusty the land is.

Simple movements prove to be very significant and saves the rest of the day of the poet from being wasted. explain on the basis of the poem dust of snow class 10 dust of snow english

Which words in this excerpt from the count of monte cristo can be used as synonyms to determine the meaning of the word grotto? dant? s entered the second grotto. the second grotto was lower and more gloomy than the first; the air that could only enter by the newly formed opening had the mephitic smell dant? s was surprised not to find in the outer cavern. he waited in order to allow pure air to displace the foul atmosphere, and then went on. 1. air 2. opening 3. mephitic 4. cavern 5. pure 6. atmosphere

In a 10-12 sentence response-style paragraph, explore the degree to which you agree or disagree with faulkner’s message. “i believe that man will not merely endure: he will prevail. he is immortal, not because he alone among creatures has an inexhaustible voice, but because he has a soul, a spirit capable of compassion and sacrifice and endurance. the poet's, the writer's, duty is to write about these things. it is his privilege to man endure by lifting his heart, by reminding him of the courage and honor and hope and pride and compassion and pity and sacrifice which have been the glory of his past. the poet's voice need not merely be the record of man, it can be one of the props, the pillars to him endure and prevail” (faulkner 773-775).