The <span>sound device used in the following excerpt from "How the Animals Lost their Tails and Got Them Back Traveling from Philadelphia to Medicine Hat" by Carl Sandburg is <u>repetition.
</u>You can see that the fragment <em>which family was </em>is repeated a several times throughout the excerpt, which is why repetition is the correct answer.<u>
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<span>The answer is "The excerpt compares the tree to a person, which makes readers feel sympathetic toward the tree." </span>
Read the excerpt from The Common Sense of Bicycling: Bicycling for Ladies.
By straightening the knees and using the ankle movement freely, the rise of the knees may be lessened several inches. When the pedal is at the highest point, the toe should be raised and the heel lowered. . . . although the right pedal is at the highest point, the knee has made very little impression on the front skirt. The feet should be in line with the machine, turning neither in nor out. The knees must be kept pretty close to the machine and should not move laterally at any part of the circle. The arms should have a slight drop at the elbows. The handles should be about level with the saddle, but this will depend on relative length of arms and waist.
According to the excerpt, which should be included in a list of the procedures for riding a bicycle? Check all that apply.
aligning the head
aligning the feet
lowering the heels
moving the ankles freely
bending and straightening the knees
straightening the spine and back
adjusting the arms and elbows
Answer:
aligning the feet
lowering the heels
moving the ankles freely
bending and straightening the knees
adjusting the arms and elbows
Explanation:
From the excerpt, the procedures that should be included in a list for riding a bicycle is as follows: aligning the feet
, lowering the heels
, moving the ankles freely, bending and straightening the knees
, adjusting the arms and elbows.
It was explained by the writer that the feet should be well aligned with the machine, when the pedal is at the highest point, the heel should be lowered. It was also mentioned that there is less need to raise the knee if the ankles move freely.
Answer:
C
Explanation:
to show that from a young age Franklin believed in serving the public good.
