The Rainy Day and The Castle-Builder



Read the selections and choose the best answer for each question.



Poem 1: The Rainy Day

By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

The day is cold, and dark, and dreary;

It rains, and the wind is never weary;

The vine still clings to the mouldering1 wall,

But at every gust the dead leaves fall,

5 And the day is dark and dreary.



My life is cold, and dark, and dreary;

It rains, and the wind is never weary;

My thoughts still cling to the mouldering Past,

But the hopes of youth fall think in the blast,

10 And the days are dark and dreary.



Be still, sad heart! and cease repining2;

Behind the clouds is the sun still shining;

Thy fate is the common fate of all,

Into each life some rain must fall,

15 Some days must be dark and dreary.



Mouldering: decaying; rottingRepining: complaining





Poem 2: The Castle-Builder

By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow



A gentle boy, with soft and silken locks,

A dreamy boy, with brown and tender eyes,

A castle-builder, with his wooden blocks,

And towers that touch imaginary skies.



5 A fearless rider on his father’s knee,

An eager listener unto stories told

At the Round Table of the nursery,

Of heroes and adventures manifold.



There will be other towers for thee to build;

10 There will be other steeds for thee to ride;

There will be other legends, and all filled

With greater marvels and more glorified.



Build on, and make thy castles high and fair, ,

Rising and reaching upward to the skies;

15 Listening to voices in the upper air,

Nor lose thy simple faith in mysteries.



11.

Based on Poems 1 and 2, what can you infer about Longfellow’s outlook on life?

He thinks life is very predictable.

⊝

He thinks people should try to avoid sadness.

⊝

He thinks only happy experiences are important

⊝

He thinks life is full of joys and sorrows.

⊝

Answer:

My life is cold, and dark, and dreary;

It rains, and the wind is never weary;

My thoughts still cling to the mouldering Past,

But the hopes of youth fall think in the blast,

10 And the days are dark and dreary.

Be still, sad heart! and cease repining2;

Behind the clouds is the sun still shining;

Thy fate is the common fate of all,

Into each life some rain must fall,

15 Some days must be dark and dreary.

Mouldering: decaying; rottingRepining: complaining

Poem 2: The Castle-Builder

By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

A gentle boy, with soft and silken locks,

A dreamy boy, with brown and tender eyes,

A castle-builder, with his wooden blocks,

And towers that touch imaginary skies.

5 A fearless rider on his father’s knee,

An eager listener unto stories told

At the Round Table of the nursery,

Of heroes and adventures manifold.

There will be other towers for thee to build;

10 There will be other steeds for thee to ride;

There will be other legends, and all filled

With greater marvels and more glorified.

Build on, and make thy castles high and fair, ,

Rising and reaching upward to the skies;

15 Listening to voices in the upper air,

Nor lose thy simple faith in mysteries.

11.

Based on Poems 1 and 2, what can you infer about Longfellow’s outlook on life?

He thinks life is very predictable.

⊝

He thinks people should try to avoid sadness.

⊝

He thinks only happy experiences are important

⊝

He thinks life is full of joys and sorrows.

⊝

Explanation:

Plzzzz help ( I give brainlyest)

What is the resolution in "The Road Not Taken"? Your answer should be 2 to 3 sentences.

In chapter 11 from summer of the mariposas. Odilia and her sisters encounter a donkey. How does Odilia respond to meeting the donkey? what aspect of her character does this reveal?

Read the excerpt from "Healthy Eating."

It may be an old adage, but it's a goody: you are what you eat. It's also when you eat and how much you eat. And while we can all sympathize with the need to have things fast and easy in our busy lives, nutritionists say eating well is actually not that hard. It just takes planning and, some would say, a little help from the village.

What makes this part of author's argument effective?

A- She uses a quotation from an expert.

B- She uses facts from a reliable source.

C- She addresses a counterclaim.

D- She supports her claim with reasons.

what is the text feature used below?

which sentence correctly uses an appositive phrase

What type of figurative language is this???


“The ancient tower of a church had a gruff old bell that was always peeping slyly down at Scrooge out of a Gothic window in the wall.”

How do the descriptions of the American flag differ in the poem and magazine article?

A.both of these
B.The poem uses more figurative language and imagery to describe the flag.
C.The magazine article is more technical in its description of the flag.

Please solve step by step!In the first six lines, circle all the uses of the words it and thing. What is “it”? How is it described?
When it is finally ours, this freedom, this liberty, this beautiful
and terrible thing, needful to man as air,
usable as earth; when it belongs at last to all,
when it is truly instinct, brain matter, diastole, systole,
5 reflex action; when it is finally won; when it is more
than the gaudy mumbo jumbo of politicians:
this man, this Douglass, this former slave, this Negro
beaten to his knees, exiled, visioning a world
where none is lonely, none hunted, alien,
10 this man, superb in love and logic, this man
shall be remembered. Oh, not with statues’ rhetoric,
not with legends and poems and wreaths of bronze alone,
but with the lives grown out of his life, the lives
fleshing his dream of the beautiful, needful thing.

7/15/2020 ✨✨✨✨✨✨no no no

6.) Which line from the passage best explains why Oliver did not get any sleep?
A “He had spent hours eliminating everything from his room that reminded him of his
failures.” (paragraph 2)
B “Last night, he had resolved to stay up and read as much of it as he possibly could.”
(paragraph 2)
C “Even his not-so-secret drawer had been yanked open and emptied.” (paragraph 3)
D “He had tried to build it in the side of his workbench, as a place to hold his most
treasured possessions . . . ” (paragraph 3)

What motivates the speaker in “Sonnet” and Ida B. Wells to act heroically?

How do nightly network news programs compare and contrast with weekly newsmagazines?

8. What is a central idea of this passage?
A Oliver often has to take care of himself.
B Oliver wants to tell his parents about his kite failure.
C Oliver is fond of his great-uncle, the kite smith.
D Oliver is very skilled at making and flying kites.

i think its either b or c

If there are 120 fish and half of them drown, how many are there?

Name a type of figurative language and then give me an example of it. Then, explain it's purpose.
*One paragraph will do.

How would you categorize the following statement?

Soccer requires a lot of strength.

A. opinion
B. fact
C. bias
D. propaganda

WHOEVER AWNSERS THIS FIRST GETS BRAINLY And 20 POINTS
Which sentences should be included in a summary of “A Ride in the Night”?

Select Yes or No for each sentence.

Yes No
When a British soldier suggests that Will join the army and serve King George, the rest are amused.
Yes – When a British soldier suggests that Will join the army and serve King George, the rest are amused.
No – When a British soldier suggests that Will join the army and serve King George, the rest are amused.
Will and York are bringing six horses to an innkeeper whose son will deliver them to the Continental Army.
Yes – Will and York are bringing six horses to an innkeeper whose son will deliver them to the Continental Army.
No – Will and York are bringing six horses to an innkeeper whose son will deliver them to the Continental Army.
Will leaves York with the horses to check out the tavern, where he meets several British soldiers.
Yes – Will leaves York with the horses to check out the tavern, where he meets several British soldiers.
No – Will leaves York with the horses to check out the tavern, where he meets several British soldiers.
After the soldiers leave, Will tells Mr. Coleman he has the horses for Coleman's son to deliver.

Can someone put this in essay format? I don't know what essay format looks like ;n;

Having to be at school by 7:30 or 7:00 in the morning eventually turns teens and kids into zombies, and not in a healthy way. Most days, kids, especially teens, come home with loads of homework, causing them to go to bed late, leaving them with only a few hours of sleep. Early times such as these can also cause stress, which can lead to loss of sleep too. This means that kids and teens still have to get up early in the morning and sit through hours of learning with only a few hours of sleep. This can be extremely harmful to teens' health and grades. With this being said, later times such as 8:00, 8:30, or maybe even 9:00 would be a better option considering the health and standards of teens and kids. The reason for this is because schools always start in the mornings, and some teens can barely wake up for this movement, so they fall asleep when set to do work and tasks. Every school thinks that they can keep their kids awake by starting maybe an hour later than Elementary schools, well truthfully they're wrong. Many teens always stay up late, and nothing is going to stop them from it because they want to go to sleep when they feel like it is not a set time. The reason the kids that are falling asleep and not doing no work are called zombies. In our view, they are always "moaning" and are always looking tired and acting tired. Kids at school with barely any rest act and sometimes look the same exact way.

2.Look back at the two informational texts in this unit. for each text, write the title in the graphic organizer below. then evaluate how well the texts meet each of the criteria. check that you have correct definitions for each term.
3.Do you think one of these sources is more credible or worthy of your trust than the other? Explain why.
(Also, fill out the chart.).

Please answer.
Which speed is the fastest?

A part of Jayden wished that he could stay in the sky forever, he knew that wasn’t possible.
How should sentence 26 be revised?

a.A part of Jayden wished that he could stay in the sky forever he knew that wasn’t possible.

b.A part of Jayden wished that he could stay in the sky forever, but he knew that wasn’t possible.

c.A part of Jayden wished that he could stay in the sky forever, sometimes he knew that wasn’t possible.

d.No change is necessary

Read the lines of the poetry.

From “The City Is So Big” by Richard Garcia

The city is so big
Its bridges quake with fear
I know, I have seen at night
Which words are examples of personification?


I have seen at night

The city is so big

Its bridges quake with fear

I know

(In Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat) At the beginning of the clip, the students reread the prompt to start the discussion and make sure they are on the right track. What else do they do to help them focus their discussion and make sure they come prepared to the study group?

Pls Pleaseeeeeeeeeeeee dont answer for the points....



Are you a Jehovah's witness? or would you consider being one

Which one of the following is the final stage in presenting your information?(1 point)

evaluating information

connecting information

gathering information

integrating information

Read the excerpt from "Fulton Fish Market."

The first thing Alfred noticed was that Mr. Zanetti had the toughest hands he'd ever seen, and eyes that were a hard, pale blue. "Work, ya say?" Mr. Zanetti asked suspiciously.

What does the description of Mr. Zanetti reveal?

He is a hard worker and a generous man.
He is a hard worker and a tough boss.
He is a lazy worker and a grumpy person.
He is a lazy worker and a demanding coworker.

who can do this:
What a to-do to die today, at a minute or two to two;
a thing distinctly hard to say, but harder still to do.
We'll beat a tattoo, at twenty to two
a rat-tat-tat- tat-tat-tat- tat-tat-tattoo
and the dragon will come when he hears the drum
at a minute or two to two today, at a minute or two to two.

Define landlocked. What are some disadvantages to being a landlocked country? Are there any advantages?

Does geography determine development? Provide at least two examples to support your answer.

What may be some other factors besides economics that are affected by a civilization’s geography?

PLZ HELP!!! WILL GIVE BRAINLIEST!!!!
Give one example of found poetry from the text Introduction to found poetry and explain what it is in one to two sentences, I WILL GIVE BRAINLIEST