Orpheus's music was so compelling that even the ice-hard heart of Hades melted."

What is the effect of the hyperbole as it is used here?

What does the idiom to play with fire mean and how does that relate to the story of Prometheus

How did Stalin manage to convince people that Trotsky was their enemy? Select all that apply. •by painting him as a traitor •by using fear and intimidation •by removing him from the Red Army •by killing Lenin and blaming it on him

Read the paragraph. The Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to Naguib Mahfouz in 1988. He was the first Arabic writer to win the prize. Mahfouz was born in Cairo, Egypt, and many of his novels are set in that city.

What valuable item did Admiral Sir William Reginald Hall find in the iron-encased sea chest?

Which of the following best define "appeal to popular opinion"? a person uses another's lack of information about a subject as proof that his/her argument is right person tries to exercise power of authority in an effort to give trustworthiness

In "A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning," to what does the speaker compare him and his lover when they must be apart? A to two shoes on a dancer B to two birds that mate for life C to the two legs of a compass D to wheels on a cart

Definition of metonymy

The description of Nachiketas as "of tender age" indicates that he is

The ghost of christmas present closely resembles Santa Claus, why has Dickens made this decision?

Which detail from the excerpt most foreshadows that Benvolio and Mercutio will fight the Capulets? Benvolio's observation that it is hot outside Mercutio's comment that Benvolio is moody Benvolio's urgent request that they go home Mercutio's story