Ayuda con la tarea de literatura
La literatura es una forma de arte que expresa y comunica ideas, emociones y experiencias a través del lenguaje. Es una parte integral de la cultura humana, abarcando una amplia gama de formas y estilos. Las obras literarias pueden incluir novelas, poesía, teatro, ensayos y más. La literatura no sólo refleja antecedentes sociales, históricos y culturales, sino que también inspira la imaginación, las emociones y la capacidad de pensamiento crítico de los lectores. A través de la literatura, las personas pueden explorar el mundo interior de la humanidad, comprender diferentes perspectivas y valores y experimentar el disfrute de la belleza. La literatura tiene un impacto significativo en el crecimiento personal y el desarrollo social.
- The Pit: A Story of Chicago (Excerpt) Frank Norris A young woman, Laura Dearborn, has just moved to Chicago, where she is invited to dinner by a young man. In the excerpt below, Laura describes her early impressions of the city. 1 Chicago, the great grey city, interested her at every instant and under every condition As yet she was not sure that she liked it; she could not forgive its dirty streets, the unspeakable squalor of some of its poorer neighbourhood is that sometimes developed. like cancerous growths, in the very heart of fine residence districts. The black murk that closed every vista of the business streets oppressed her, and the soot that stained linen and gloves each time she stimed abroad was a never-ending distress. 2 But the the was tremendous. All around, on every side, in every direction the vast machinery of Commonwealth clashed and thundered from dawn to dark and from dark till dawn Even now, as the car carried her farther into the business quarter, she could hear it. see it, and feel in her every fibre the trepidation of its motion. The blackened waters of the river, seen an instant between stanchions as the car trundled across the State Street bridge, disappeared under fleets of tugs,of take steamers, of lumber barges from - In paragraph 9 at the conclusion of the text, what is the intended effect of the thetorical questions on the reader? A. They are used to create a cliffhanger,leaving the reader in suspense B. They are representative of the style of writing in the early 1900s. C. They are meant to leave the reader wondering about the same issues. D. The create a visual des description of the character's expressions.
- Which lines from "The Bells" by Edgar Allan Poe contain onomatopoeia?Select three options. What a world of merriment their melody foretells! How they tinkle, tinkle tinkle. Keeping time, time, time, From the jingling angthe tinkling of the bells. To the rhyming and the chiming of the bells!
- The Italian merchants sometimes sailed across the Mediterranean Sea to Syria.where they could buy black pepper that had been grown on the southwest coast of India. The tiny dried black peppercorns were the perfect item to trade, because the small ships of the time could carry enough to make a nice profit. From India the pepper was shipped across to Arabia, where camel caravans would carry it all the way to Syria. The Italians could purchase enough pepper in Syria to carry with them to the next Champagne fair. Every count whose cook added the bite of costly black pepper to his food knew he was getting a taste of far distant lands. As late as 1300, Jean de Joieville.a French writer who had actually lived in the Muslim world, still believed that these spices came from the outer edges of the Garden of Eden, located somewhere along the river Nile. There, people cast their nets outspread into the river, at night; and when morning comes, they find in their nets such goods as __ ginger, What is the central idea of the passage? In the Middle Ages , spices that are now ordinary were rare imports from faraway places. The spices at the Champagne fair were from the Middle East, where they were used in cooking. Pepper was highly regarded in Europe, so merchants demanded more and more of it. The Champagne fairs relied on a vast trade network that drove up the prices of new and rare goods.
- The Pit: A Story of Chicago (Excerpt) Frank Nomis A young woman, Laura Dearborn, has just moved to Chicago, where she is invited to dinner by a young man. In the excerpt below, Laura describes her early impressions of the city. 1 Chicago, the great grey city, interested her at every instant and under every condition. As yet she was not sure that she liked it; she could not forgive its dirty streets, the unspeakable squalor of some of its poorer neighbourhoods that sometimes developed. like cancerous growths, in the very heart of fine residence districts. The black murk that closed every vista of the business streets oppressed her, and the soot that stained linen and gloves each time she stirred abroad was a never-ending distress 2 But the life was tremendous. All around, on every side, in every direction the vast machinery of Commonwealth classhed and thundered from dawn to dark and from dark till dawn. Even now, as the car carried her farther into the business quarter, she could hear it. see it, and feel in her every fibre the trepidation of its motion. The blackened waters of the river, seen an instant between stanchions as the car trundled across the State Street bridge, disappeared under fleets of tugs, of lake steamers, of lumber barges from - Which statement BEST indicates the interaction of the two themes in the text? A. Laura is taken aback by the hardships she sees as a consequence of a city becoming very powerful. B Laura is eager to find a romantic connection so that she feels a sense of belonging in the new city. Laura is making time to take in the beauty of the city as it reminds her how restorative C. nature can be Laura is ata disadvantage being new to Chicago and not having a career that provides D. meaning to her life.
- The Pit: A Story of Chicago (Excerpt) Frank Norris A young woman, Laura Dearborn, has just moved to Chicago, where she is invited to dinner by a young man. In the excerpt below, Laura describes her early impressions of the city. 1 Chicago, the great grey city, interested her at every instant and under every condition As yet she was not sure that she liked it; she could not forgive its dirty streets, the unspeakable squalor of some of its poorer neighbourhoods that sometimes developed. like cancerous growths, in the very heart of fine residence districts. The black murk that closed every vista of the business streets oppressed her, and the soot that stained linen and gloves each time she stirred abroad was a never-ending distress 2 But the life was tremendous. All around, on every side, in every direction the vast machinery of Commonwealth clashed and thundered from dawn to dark and from dark till dawn. Even now, as the car carried her farther into the business quarter, she could hear it. see it, and feel in her every fibre the trepidation of its motion. The blackened waters of the river, seen an instant between stanchions as the car trundled across the State Street bridge, disappeared under fleets of tugs, of lake steamers, of lumber barges from 4. What impact does the order of events have on the ending of the text? A. growth produces waste. By witnessing the disgusting state of the city in paragraph 4, Laura realizes that economic B. By experiencing the grand descriptions of the city in paragraphs 1-4, Laura feels overcome being one person in a complex society. C. city life is more connected than country life By experiencing the variety of transportation options in paragraphs 2-3, Laura thinks that D. poverty leads to severe health issues in communities. By witnessing the dirtiness of the city in paragraphs 1-2, Laura understands that urban