11. In the second stanza, Espada writes in a style of vivid images that
depict immigrants in tough
situations they often face in their daily lives; then he tells how this year”
things will be different.
Select one of these images and describe it in your own words. Then
explain how Espada’s poem
proposes that it should be different “this year.”
Which sentence best states the central idea of the text?
The Harlem Renaissance was defined by a literary awakening across the
country, which began with an important anthology titled The New Negro.
The Harlem Renaissance was an important era for African Americans
because it ed to bring about the civil rights movement that began
years later.
O The Harlem Renaissance was a period of time in New York City when
African Americans came together to express themselves in new and
artistic ways.
The Harlem Renaissance was an important cultural movement
characterized by strong African American literary figures that changed
the way people viewed black life.
Which excerpt best reflects common features of realistic fiction?
“This little affair,” said the Time Traveller, resting his elbows upon the table and pressing his hands together above the apparatus, “is only a model. It is my plan for a machine to travel through time. You will notice that it looks singularly askew, and that there is an odd twinkling appearance about this bar, as though it was in some way unreal.” He pointed to the part with his finger. “Also, here is one little white lever, and here is another.” (H. G. Wells, The Time Machine) So Christian turned out of his way to go to Mr. Legality’s house for ; but, behold, when he was got now hard by the hill, it seemed so high, and also that side of it that was next the wayside did hang so much over, that Christian was afraid to venture further, lest the hill should fall on his head; wherefore there he stood still and wotted not what to do. Also his burden now seemed heavier to him than while he was in his way. There came also flashes of fire out of the hill, that made Christian afraid that he should be burned. (John Bunyan, The Pilgrim’s Progress) From a window of an apartment house that upreared its form from amid squat, ignorant stables, there leaned a curious woman. Some laborers, unloading a scow at a dock at the river, paused for a moment and regarded the fight. The engineer of a passive tugboat hung lazily to a railing and watched. Over on the Island, a worm of yellow convicts came from the shadow of a building and crawled slowly along the river’s bank. (Stephen Crane, Maggie: A Girl of the Streets) Wolf meeting with a Lamb astray from the fold, resolved not to lay violent hands on him, but to find some plea to justify to the Lamb the Wolf’s right to eat him. He thus addressed him: “Sirrah, last year you grossly insulted me.” “Indeed,” bleated the Lamb in a mournful tone of voice, “I was not then born.” Then said the Wolf, “You feed in my pasture.” “No, good sir,” replied the Lamb, “I have not yet tasted grass.” Again said the Wolf, “You drink
One example of a structural adaptation is a bird’s long beak that s it catch more food. Another is the ability of a desert plant to store water. An example of a behavioral adaptation is animals migrating to a warmer climate. An adaptation is a genetic change, called a mutation, that makes an organism better able to live in its environment. A mutation is passed down over the generations until it becomes part of the species. There are two kinds of adaptations, structural and behavioral. Both organisms to survive. A structural adaptation is a physical change in an organism, while a behavioral adaptation is a change in behavior.
A. by defining terms before giving examples B. by varying sentence structure C. by presenting information in chronological order
1. This method of text development allows the writers to produce texts with
borrowed ideas from other writers.
A. hypertext
B. intertext
C. context
D. concept