The decasyllabic line is C. Miranda took a bitter pill today.
A decasyllabic line is one consisting of ten syllables, <em>deca-</em> meaning ten. The origin comes from Medieval French poetic meter of ten syllables that was used in poetic traditions of syllabic verse. In this sentence, the ten syllables are Mi-ran-da-took-a-bit-ter-pill-to-day.
Hello. This question is about The Most Dangerous Game "by Richard Connell
Answer and Explanation:
The characterization that General Zaroff promotes of his servant Ivan can apply to himself, in parts and even General Zaroff himself agrees with this.
He claims that Ivan is a good servant and is very strong, but in addition to being deaf and dumb, he is wild and rude, this is the result of his race, since Ivan is a Cossack. After releasing this information, the general smiles and states that he is also a Cossack. With this, the general uses the characterization of Ivan for him, in parts. He shows that despite being a cultured and well-educated man, he belongs to the same race as Ivan, which makes him a wild man, inside. This is proven throughout history.
The excerpt that best states the central idea of the second paragraph of The Dark Game is: This matter of geography affected the spies who worked behind enemy lines.
There were a lot of times when America was helped and at the same time harmed during significant events in history because of the spy system. One example is when George Washington crumpled the British when he sought help from spies and their network.
1. He searched doggedly for his favorite socks. - with great determination
2. The tornado precluded our trip to the zoo. - made impossible
3. I am sick of the reprimands I get from my driver’s ed instructor! - scoldings
4. quarry - D. prey, target
5. retribution - A. punishment, revenge
6. balmy - E. temperate, soothing
7. coveted - C. desirable, longed for
8. cryptic - B. puzzling, obscure
