Question

English 4 Honors Segment 2

Question 1 "And suddenly I realized I should have to shoot the elephant after all. the people expected it of me and I had to do it; I could feel their two thousand wills pressing me forward, irresistibly."
Which phrase demonstrates the author's use of imagery?
A. suddenly I realized
B. wills pressing me forwad
C. the people's expected it
D. shoots the elephant
Question 2 "to come all the way rifle in hand with two thousand people marching at my heels and then to trial freebly away having done nothing no that was impossible"
the phrases all the way, marching at my heels, and trial feedly away support what type of word choices?
A. informal
B. formal
C. domain-specific
D. precise
Question 3 "When I pulled the trigger I did not hear the bang or feel the kick—one never does when a shot goes home—but I heard the devilish roar of Glee that went up from the crowd"
what purpose does the phrase by the em dashes serve in this sentence?
A. the phrase is meant to draw the reader away from the sentence
B. the phrase is meant to qualify the author's actions in relation to his first statement
C. the phrase is meant to restate the same concept as the first phrase
D. the phrase is meant to support the final phrase of the sentence
Question 4 " I was young and ill-educated and I had had to think out my problems in the utter silence that is imposed on every Englishmen and the east. I did not even know that the British empire is dying still less did I know that it is a great deal better than the younger empires that are going to supplant it."
Which phrase demonstrates the author's choice to include literal statements?
A. had to think out my problems
B. the utter silence
C. British empire is dying
D. going to supplant it

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Answer 1

B: Wills pressing me forward

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

1. B. wills pressing me forward.

2. A. informal.

3. A. the phrase is meant to draw the reader away from the sentence.

4. A. had to think out my problems.

Step-by-step explanation:

1. This is the phrase that best demonstrated the author's use of imagery. Imagery refers to the use of vivid language in order to create a picture in the reader's mind. The author does so by using a phrase such as "wills pressing me forward."

2. These words can be considered informal. It is unlikely that you would use the words when writing an essay or a formal speech. However, in this case, they are adequate as they are meant to represent the thoughts of the author.

3. This phrase is meant to draw the reader away from the sentence in which the speaker shoots, and instead focused on the other times the speaker has shot a gun.

4. This phrase explains that the speaker needed to think out his problems, which in turn demonstrates the author's choice to include literal statements.