In "Upon the Burning of Our House," Bradstreet explains the loss of her house has helped her realize that the promise of heaven is more important and valuable than any material possessions. Which lines from the poem best convey this thought?

"Here stood that trunk, and there that chest, / There lay that store I counted best."

"There’s wealth enough, I need no more, / Farewell, my pelf, farewell, my store."

"When by the ruins oft I past / My sorrowing eyes aside did cast"

"And to my God my heart did cry / To strengthen me in my distress"

Which type of writing is best illustrated in a venn diagram? chronological order fact and opinion comparison and contrast cause and effect

Geoffrey is writing a paper investigating friendly-fire incidents in recent us military actions. which paragraph topic would be relevant to his paper and would therefore merit inclusion in his final draft? a) a paragraph criticizing us military actions in the viet nam war b) a paragraph discussing how friendly-fire incidents are investigated c) a paragraph describing what basic boot camp is like for a new army enlistee eliminate d) a paragraph discussing how hard an extended military service can be on a family

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows. ‘you make me feel uncivilized, daisy,’ i confessed on my second glass of corky but rather impressive claret. ‘can’t you talk about crops or something? ’ i meant nothing in particular by this remark but it was taken up in an unexpected way. ‘civilization’s going to pieces,’ broke out tom violently. ‘i’ve gotten to be a terrible pessimist about things. have you read ‘the rise of the coloured empires’ by this man goddard? ’ ‘why, no,’ i answered, rather surprised by his tone. ‘well, it’s a fine book, and everybody ought to read it. the idea is if we don’t look out the white race will be—will be utterly submerged. it’s all scientific stuff; it’s been proved.’ in this passage, tom’s ideas about race relations come off as uncivilized. what literary device is fitzgerald using here? irony personification metaphor simile