Throughout the essay, the author uses connotative words and phrases such as "treasure hunt" that suggest a contest or competition is taking place desert. find several other examples of language that suggest competition

Is "ing" an unstressed or stressed syllable?

4.in those days the church was not merely a thermometer that recorded the ideas and principles of popular opinion; it was a thermostat that transformed the mores of society. •type of figurative language: •meaning of figurative language: •effect on tone and mood: •effect on audience: choose out of these: hyperbole, irony, historical question, paradox, allusion,metaphor,personification,symbolism and simile

In the first line of each stanza, the author follows the pattern of a noun followed by a pair of adjectives. what is the purpose of this pattern?