8. What is it that angers the speaker in the poem "I Am the Land. I Wait"? A. The prospect of being chained and fenced
B. The idea of being cut into smaller parcels
C. The problem of getting people to conserve
D. The difficulties of writing "green" poetry

The local school board would like to change the school calendar so that students are in school year round. do you think this is a good idea or a bad idea? to you see which side you want to defend answer this question from both angles.

Returning from vietnam, we were indeed given a parade. crowds of screaming people waving signs — not just on one road, one day. no, they were everywhere. every day. on the streets, on the television, on the radio. a hot, angry tangle of shaking fists and ugly words that threatened us like a monster with a hundred heads. our country had chewed us up and spit us out, and now we were being treated as if it were our fault. what is one way the author's use of language contributes to the tone of this passage? a. the use of figurative language creates a feeling of resentment. b. the phrase "hot, angry tangle" is used sarcastically to create irony. c. the word "parade" is used sarcastically to create a lighthearted mood. d. the parallelism draws attention to the confusion of those returning.

Read this line from the poem. without the hell, the heav'n of joy. how do the images of hell and heaven in this line affect the meaning of the poem? a. they are reminders that love is a strong emotion. b.they show how the speaker of the poem has suffered emotionally. c.they refer to the emotional depths and heights of romantic relationships. d. they imply that the speaker is deeply religious