What is one reason a person might have received an ornamental or acquired name?

What poetic device is in raindrops the size of bullets thundered on the castle windows for days on end

Do you think Swift goes too far in A Modest Proposal? why or why not?

Which of these are examples of sound devices? Theme Simile Metaphor Symbolism Rhyme Meter Tone Assonance Mood Rhythm Alliteration Onomatopoeia Figurative Language

Why does Lord Shamash urge Gilgamesh to attack Humbaba?

3. Though the wise men might "know" that it is time to die, the speaker says that they still fight death because "their words had forked no lightning." What does this mean

Read this excerpt from The People Could Fly. Well, I did it. Oh, it was a long rowin time in the cold, with me worryin. But pretty soon I see a light way up high. Then I remembered the woman told me to watch for a light.

Read this passage from Joseph Stalin's radio broadcast from July 3, 1941: Non-aggression pacts are pacts of peace between two States. It was such a pact that Germany proposed to us in 1939.

MLA style requires a header on each page that's located how far from the top of the page? A. One-half inch B. One-third inch C. One inch D. One-quarter inch

How do paragraphs 16-17 contribute to the development of ideas in the text? They emphasize that not all people enjoy being scared and that fun-scary experiences have to be a choice.

The following line from "The Story of an Hour" describes Mrs. Mallard: "She did not stop to ask if it were or were not a monstrous joy that held her." Why might she consider her joy monstrous?