Burthen - meaning, weight, significance
Recompense-reward
Loon-a silly or foolish person
Rill-a small stream
Measure-the rhythm of a piece of poetry or music
<u>Explanation:</u>
The words that have been given in the poem have meanings like rill means a small stream, a loon person is one who is silly or a foolish person. Recompense is the reward given for the compensation of the loss.
Burthen is the archaic form of "burden" which means "weight/significance/or meaning". All these words add meaning to the lines of the poem and help the readers understand the meaning of the poems by measuring those.
This comes from the novel “<em><u>Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy</u></em>” written by <u>Gary Schmidt </u>and is about how Turner, the son of a reverend, had to move with his family to Phippsburg, where he met Lizzie, a black girl who lived on an island where former slaves live. He was not happy living there at first but with Lizzie he had a good time.
Question: What aspect of Phippsburg contributes to Turner’s internal conflict at this point in the story?
Answer: A. The town is very small, and everybody can observe and comment on what Turner is doing.
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Explanation:
Heritable most likely mean that it is able to be passed down to an offspring or someone else, wether it is a characteristic or property.
Answer:
Intimidation.
Explanation:
They sing, dance, and chant to intimidate their opponants to show unity for their friends who are fighting. Sorta the same reason we have cheerleaders and pep rallies in high school
