Consider the word choice in the second stanza, and then answer the questions. The denotation of gale is “a strong wind.” What is the connotation of gale as it is used in the second stanza of the poem?

✔ a destructive wind

How would the poem’s meaning change if Dickinson had used the word breeze instead?

✔ Hope would seem less powerful.

According to the article, what is the author's point of view toward rebellion in adolescence (i.e. good, bad, necessary evil)? cite evidence from the text in your answer. (source is rebel with a cause: rebellion in adolescence)

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. she was a small woman, short and straight-waisted like a child in her brown cotton gown. her forehead was mild and benevolent between the smooth curves of gray hair; there were meek downward lines about her nose and mouth; but her eyes, fixed upon the old man, looked as if the meekness had been the result of her own will, never of the will of another. in at least one hundred words, explain how this excerpt uses explicit and implicit details to describe sarah penn.

How could an audio recording most likely convey the characters emotions during the scene