Read the poem. excerpt from "a christmas carol" by christina rossetti in the bleak mid-winter frosty wind made moan, earth stood hard as iron, water like a stone; snow had fallen, snow on snow, snow on snow, in the bleak mid-winter long ago.
why does the author repeat "bleak mid-winter"?
to predict a disaster
to create a frightening scene
to emphasize the dreary mood
to describe typical winter weather

When comparing two sources it is 1) identify diction choices 2) use the same organizational strategy to aid comparison 3) examine both selections carefully 4) compare the voice of the authors asap

25 ! which three lines in this excerpt from phillis wheatley's poem "goliath of gath" contain examples of figurative language? the hosts on two opposing mountains stood, thick as the foliage of the waving wood; between them an extensive valley lay, o'er which the gleaming armour pour'd the day, when from the camp of the philistine foes, dreadful to view, a mighty warrior rose; in the dire deeds of bleeding battle skill'd,

The overwhelming majority of the peoples and nations of the world today want to live in peace