Read the poem.
throat is dry;
weather’s hot.
i buy a can
and pop the top.
i lift the can
to trembling lips,
and find relief
with one cool sip.
how many stanzas does the poem contain?
1
2
3
4

Which best describes the suspense technique of flashback? an image, color, object, or similar is shown early in the film. it later reappears in a pivotal scene or plot point. details of the story outside of the chronological storyline are provided to the audience, often as a memory. illusions of explosions and other events are presented, often using computer-generated imagery to seem realistic. the screenwriter lets the audience know something the main character does not, usually something important to the plot.

Choose the option that includes the main claim in “the american promise”

The major was a little man with upturned mustaches. he had been in the war in libya and wore two wound-stripes. he said that if the thing went well he would see that i was decorated. i said i hoped it would go well but that he was too kind. i asked him if there was a big dugout where the drivers could stay and he sent a soldier to show me. i went with him and found the dugout, which was very good. the drivers were with it and i left them there. what effect does hemingway’s limited use of adjectives have? it slows down the narration by interrupting the action. it makes the few descriptive words he does use more vivid and forceful. it makes the narrator seem powerless and insincere. it prevents the readers from filling in the details with their own experiences.