The denotative meaning of peculiar is "belonging to one person." The connotative meaning of this word kind of has a negative feeling. In the second sentence,<span> the connotative meaning is slightly more positive than the first statement, although it still seems a bit negative. I think that connotative meanings help establish a meaningful tone in any text because they give </span>of<span> the feeling of if they are negative or positive which in turn helps the readers understand the tone of the overall story. </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.
The event that described in chapter 2 of The Scarlet Letter occurs after the women of the crowd are introduced was that "The women discuss Hester's sentence." <span>Onlookers reacted to Hester's embroidered letter.</span>
John ran. - independent
John ran away from the shore. - independent
Jim studied in the sweet shop for his chemistry quiz. - independent
When Jim studied in the sweet shop for his chemistry quiz. - now this one's tricky. I am leaning towards dependent but it could be the response to a question, but I don't know what question or could be dependent because its not a complete thought. Try dependent.
People who opt for a simple and healthy lifestyle are often
the ones who tend to live longer and are not hampered by stress. By choosing a diet where they eat foods that
are rich in vitamins and minerals and cutting back on fast food or processed
dishes, their life expectancy has great chance of increasing. Together with a healthy attitude, people who
make this choice tend to live longer.
