What is the function of the volta in a sonnet? It concludes the sonnet.
It introduces the main theme.
It develops an extended central metaphor.
It marks a turn or a shift in the focus of the sonnet.

What does the first line in this stanza from old ironsides by oliver wendell holmes tell the reader about the ship

Me determine which are quote or paraphrase.

On what evidence did you base your predictions? check the four boxes that apply. there is a rope around his neck. he is in alabama. his hands are tied behind his back. he is standing high above a river. the bridge is for railroads. some crimes are punished by hanging.