Read the stanza from Shakespeare’s “Sonnet 18.” Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate: Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer's lease hath all too short a date: What is the purpose of these lines? to complain about the intense heat and humidity of summer to persuade a loved one to visit during a warm season to express love by likening a loved one to a nice day to argue that hot weather is more pleasant than cold weather

What is the “narrow cell” in line 15 of “elegy written in a country churchyard”

Which development most aided explorers in their ability to set sail the oceans to discover the new world during the age discovery? a.waterproof sails b.the printing press c.map-making devices d.fictional travel accounts

Read this excerpt from we’ve got a job: the 1963 children’s march. though connor was commissioner of public safety, blacks knew that it wasn't their health and safety he intended to protect. and he certainly didn't put out their fires. between the late 1940s and early 1960s, more than fifty black homes and churches in birmingham were bombed. one neighborhood was hit so often, it was called "dynamite hill." no one was ever prosecuted, even when the police could identify the bombers. what is the tone of the excerpt? inquisitive sentimental apologetic scornful