Historical Perspectives When Chaucer wrote The Canterbury Tales,
England was experiencing dramatic
political and social change as a
middle class began to emerge from
the feudal system. How is this
development reflected in the
Prologue?

3. how could the following sentence be rewritten as an exclamatory sentence? how dangerous was the saber-toothed tiger? a. tell someone how dangerous the saber-toothed tiger was. b. the saber-toothed tiger was dangerous. c. the saber-toothed tiger was dangerous! d. no change is necessary. c. the saber-toothed tiger was dangerous!

Which statement best describes the term symbolism? a. a writer says one thing but means something else. b. a writer compares one element to another using the words like or as. c. a writer uses an object to represent significant ideas or qualities. d. a writer emphasizes an important concept or theme.

Read the poem "travel" by edna st. vincent millay. the railroad track is miles away, and the day is loud with voices speaking, yet there isn't a train goes by all day but i hear its whistle shrieking. all night there isn't a train goes by, though the night is still for sleep and dreaming, but i see its cinders red on the sky, and hear its engine steaming. my heart is warm with friends i make, and better friends i'll not be knowing; yet there isn't a train i wouldn't take, no matter where it's going. what is the central idea of this poem? the narrator is preoccupied by a desire to travel. the narrator spends many hours traveling by train. the narrator is frustrated by the noise of travelers. the narrator has fond memories of her travels.