What is a refrain? writing or speech not meant to be interpreted literally a repeated grouping of lines in a poetic that often share a pattern of rhythm and rhyme a regularly repeated line or group of lines an ordered pattern of rhythm

According to the speaker, decisions in west african villages are made through discussions led by heroic nobles wise historians elected representatives appointed chiefs

According to the study, what made jonathan swift distrust the assumption most english people of his era made about the superiority of their own race and culture?

How does crane's depiction of the way information was spread in the nineteenth century affect the novel? crane seeks to use the novel as a way to criticize the journalists of the time for how they glorified war as a means of union propaganda. by depicting the extent to which newspapers were circulated, crane seeks to expose the lack of unbiased reporting at the time. by giving newspapers a major role in the novel, crane seeks to make a connection between the increasing role of the military in national affairs and the decline of farming. crane captures the power of journalistic reports at a time when it was the primary means of transmitting information to a broad audience by showing its influence on henry.