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According to the information presented in the first and second paragraph (lines 1-26), it can be reasonably inferred that the kingdom of the Luggnaggians is
Audience and Author's Purpose Videos 14 videos
The primary purpose of indicating Caroline's declining health (lines 69-71) is to
The image of the farm house "with the new city street it has to wear a number in" (lines 2-3) serves to
The last two lines ("These thoughts…both work and sleep") imply a sense of
Diction and Syntax Videos 20 videos
In lines 7-10 ("His helmet now...his alms"), the narrator draws attention to
In context, "plain" (line 41) suggests that the work
The word "ancient" in line 20 is used primarily in order to
Form and Structure Videos 16 videos
The purpose of the first stanza (lines 1-12) is primarily to
The primary function of the second paragraph is to describe Catherine's
The author includes the list of poetic quotations found in lines 98-117 to demonstrate
Imagery and Figurative Language Videos 28 videos
In line 27, the adjective "inexpressible" is used
The list in lines 28-30, ("you make take sarza for the liver…castoreum for the brain") chiefly serves to
The phrase "it is that which tieth the knot" (line 45) is best understood as
Literary Comprehension Videos 30 videos
According to the information presented in the first and second paragraph (lines 1-26), it can be reasonably inferred that the kingdom of the Luggna...
The main idea of the second paragraph (lines 24-33) can best be restated that
It can be reasonably inferred that, to Amory, "Bohemian New York" (line 54) represents
Voice and Tone Videos 16 videos
The overall tone of the passage implies that the narrator
AP English Literature and Composition 1.4 Passage Drill 1. Which of the following best describes the speaker's attitude towards immortality?