'O WHAT can ail thee, knight-at-arms,

Alone and palely loitering?

The sedge is wither'd from the lake,

And no birds sing.⁴

'O what can ail thee, knight-at-arms,⁵

So haggard and so woe-begone?

The squirrel's granary is full,

And the harvest 's done...

'I saw pale kings and princes too,

Pale warriors, death-pale were they all;

They cried—"La belle Dame sans Merci

Hath thee in thrall!"⁴⁰

What is the connotative effect of the word pale, which is repeated so frequently throughout this poem?

The air in St. Thomas was humid and sticking to my skin. The hot beach made my toes burn as I walked to the edge of the sand. I could hardly believe the beauty of the ocean. I’d never seen water so clear and bright. The shore in New Jersey was nice, but the waters of the Atlantic always seemed very dark. This water sparkled like a diamond in the sunlight.Which of these choices BEST adds specific and concrete detail to the vague phrase seemed very dark in the passage?

10 "Yes, funny! A regular caricature," answered Elnora. "No one else wore calico, not even one other. No one else wore high heavy shoes, not even one. No one else had such a funny little old hat; my hair was not right, my ribbon invisible compared with the others, I did not know where to go, or what to do, and I had no books. What a spectacle I made for them!" Elnora laughed nervously at her own picture. "But there are always two sides! The professor said in the algebra class that he never had a better solution and explanation than mine of the proposition he gave me, which scored one for me in spite of my clothes." Reread section ten, using context clues to help define caricature. The BEST definition is

I pursued the game of baseball; ⁵

Took a line drive to the knee. ⁶

I pitched the ball with all my might, ⁷

The hitter fired it back at me. ⁸

According to the poem, a line drive is a

Which of the following are subordinate conjunctions and help make up complex sentences? Choose all that apply.

Diction

Theme

Objective Summary

Mood

Alliteration

Tone

Narrative

Symbolism

A reference to a statement, person, place, or event in history

Argumentative essay

giving a lot of information clearly and in a few words; brief but comprehensive;

tending to see the worst aspect of things or believe that the worst will happen.

Occurs at the beginning of story and includes characters, setting, and basic situation

the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity; mockery

Correctional facility instead of jail.

In all England, I do not believe that I could have fixed on a situation so completely removed from the stir of society. A perfect misanthropist's heaven: and Mr. Heathcliff and I are such a suitable pair to divide the desolation between us.

⁶ Evelyn and Camilla’s coach agreed to a temporary partnership that would allow Camilla to train with Briony in Texas for the summer. The two girls rehearsed their first dive, a one-and-a-half pike, individually for weeks before attempting a coordinated dive. Evelyn watched from the stands, noticing only minor problems here and there. Camilla hinged forward a little too much before entering the water, creating a larger splash. Evelyn worked with her on body position to eliminate the problem. Briony was too aggressive on her jumps, so Evelyn asked her to pull back. Which of these is an accurate and appropriate summary of paragraph 6?

Now, as days went on, much treasure, both of gold and jewels, had been stolen by a thief from the palace of the king. As the thief was not known, the king quickly summoned Harisarman on account of his reputation for knowledge of magic. And he, when summoned, tried to gain time, and said, "I will tell you to-morrow," and then he was placed in a chamber by the king, and carefully guarded. And he was sad because he had pretended to have knowledge.What effect is accomplished by the author's choice to end the story with this paragraph?

I resisted all the way: a new thing for me, and a circumstance which greatly strengthened the bad opinion Bessie and Miss Abbot were disposed to entertain of me. Which definition of the word 'entertain' BEST fits the meaning of this sentence?

He got through, and the doctor affirmed it was in a great measure owning to me, and praised me for my care. In the sentence from the passage, what does the word affirmed mean?