The Flame In the quiet of the evening a candle burns, glowing,
Flame swaying to the song of the tender breeze
The wisp of a child whizzes by,
a rush of wind in his wake.
The candle flame leans hard
and flickers.
Gone.
Its ghost of smoke
va
nish
ing
In lines 1-2, how does line length most clearly contribute to the meaning of
the poem?
O A. The longer lines provide a lot of detail about the candle, forming a
strong visual image.
B. The longer lines create a slow pace, emphasizing the relaxed feel
of a candle burning
O C. The longer lines create a fast pace, reflecting the short life of a
candle.

Which line in this excerpt from the great gatsby by f. scott fitzgerald contains a simile? about half way between west egg and new york the motor-road hastily joins the railroad and runs beside it for a quarter of a mile, so as to shrink away from a certain desolate area of land. this is a valley of ashes—a fantastic farm where ashes grow like wheat into ridges and hills and grotesque gardens where ashes take the forms of houses and chimneys and rising smoke and finally, with a transcendent effort, of men who move dimly and already crumbling through the powdery air. occasionally a line of grey cars crawls along an invisible track, gives out a ghastly creak and comes to rest, and immediately the ash-grey men swarm up with leaden spades and stir up an impenetrable cloud which screens their obscure operations from your sight.

Which statement is correct about the civil rights act of 1964?

(01.03 mc) what does the conversation between marcus and his father reveal about their characters? a marcus doesn't agree with the regulations put in place, but his father does. b marcus's father doesn't agree with the regulations put in place, but marcus does. c marcus's father thinks the regulations provide security, and so does marcus. d marcus wants stricter regulations to be put in place, and his father agrees.