The author is trying to convey that in recent years, the
extinction rate for many animal species has significantly increased. He began
his point in the first sentence of the excerpt: “Species are disappearing at an
accelerating rate through human action, primarily habitat destruction but also
pollution and the introduction of exotic species into residual natural
environments.” Then, he further emphasizes his point in the sentence: “As the
last forests are felled in forest strongholds like the Philippines and Ecuador,
the decline of species will accelerate even more.” Which is immediately followed
by another sentence that supports his argument: “In the world as a whole,
extinction rates are already hundreds or thousands of times higher than before
the coming of man.
Answer: B “in a low, confidential voice, interrupted at frequent intervals by loud, petulant questioning from her listeners, she began an unenterprising and deplorably uninteresting story about a little girl who was good"
C “It's a very difficult thing to tell stories that children can both understand and appreciate, ' she said stiffly."
and
E“A most improper story to tell to young children! You have undermined the effect of years of careful teaching"
Thrush, Bush
Eye rhyme is when two words look like they should rhyme because they are spelled the same. However, the words do not actually rhyme because they are not pronounced the same. Thrush and bush both have the same ush spelling at the end. Thrush is pronounced with a short u /uh/ sound. Whereas bush has a short /oo/ sound.
Bough and Plough both have the "ow" sound. Shrill and hill both have the short /i/ sound. Shed and bred both have the short /e/ sound.
The right answer for the question that is being asked and shown above is that: "With cooperation, crews can defeat the gods." The theme that is best revealed by this conflict is that <span>With cooperation, crews can defeat the gods.</span>
1- The stress syllables are used to highlight the important words and concepts as in <em>To </em><em>speak</em><em> of </em><em>that </em><em>which </em><em>gives</em><em> thee </em><em>all </em><em>thy </em><em>might</em><em>? </em>(bold-faced parts are the stress syllables).
2- The (mostly) regular rhythm does highlight the overall emotional weight on the poem, just try it by reading it out loud as the stress syllables are easy to identify.
There is no evidence of sarcasm nor anger throughout the poem.