Plague \plag\ noun. Etymology: ME plage, from Late Latin plaga, ain to L plangere, to strike, wound. 14th Century. 1: a disastrous evil or affliction: calamity. 2a: an epidemic disease causing a high rate of mortality: pestilence b: a virulent contagious febrile disease that is caused by a bacterium and that occurs in bubonic, pneumonic, and septicemic forms, called also black death. 3a: a cause of irritation: nuisance b: a sudden unwelcome outbreak : "a plague of petty crimes". tr v. plague, plaguing, plagues. 1. to pester or annoy persistently or unceasingly. 2. to afflict with, as with a disease, calamity, or supernatural evil. Review the dictionary definition of the word plague. Determine which definition of the word corresponds with the use of plague in the following sentence:
The tsunami swept the land like a plague sent by demons.
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How many stanzas does this poem have, shall i compare thee to a summer day?

Read and key the following paragraph. 1"the final phase of franklin's public service is themost spectacular. 2after his return to america he waselected to the second continental congress and served withjefferson and john adams on the committee which drafted thedeclaration of independence. 3then, in 1776, he wasappointed one of the three commissioners to seek military andnaval assistance from france. 4for nearly ten years pariswas his center of operations, and, in large part because ofhis personal popularity, he secured the much-needed supportof france and spain and eventually negotiate thetreaty of paris (1783), by which england recognized americanindependence. 5when he returned to america in 1785 he wasold and ill, yet he found strength to serve as a delegate tothe constitutional convention, and to continue his work withmany humanitarian and scientific societies." type the key words for sentence's 2. 3. 4. 5.

How is the freytag's pyramid not related to the conclusion of the story? a) according to freytag's pyramid, the exposition consists of the conclusion of the story. b)according to freytag's pyramid, the exposition consists of the climax. c)according to freytag's pyramid, the exposition consists of the introductory material. d)according to freytag's pyramid, the exposition consists of the falling action of the story.