Understanding u
a. deaf
in the first stanza.
c. summer day
A. Choose the correct answers.
1. Louise knew that she was growing
b. old
c. blind
2. Her ailment has been imagined as an
a. eclipse
b. dreary night
3.
The line 'a spectral realm of snows' has an instance of
b. personification
4.
means
c. metaphor
a. simile
b. she wanted evergreen trees to shine within her heart
c. she wanted evergreen trees to be verdant
5. Louise's wish was fulfilled in the month of
a. December
C. March
6. She was found seated in her
place.
a. desired
b. hidden
c. accustomed
b. May
The line 'She'd rather that the verdure left/An evergreen to shine/Within her heart
a. she wanted nature's beauty to remain as an everlasting memory within her hear
Answers
Answer:
All around the globe, ancient cultures and religions attempted to explain solar and lunar eclipses. Many of those stories involved gods, demons, dragons and other creatures that prowled through the sky and threatened to devour the sun or the moon. People prayed, made offerings or hurled things into the sky to chase off the invaders.
Today, as the U.S. prepares for the total solar eclipse of Aug. 21, 2017, when the moon will cover 100 percent of the sun's disk, areas that lie in the path of the total eclipse are planning festivals and multiday celebrations. In the modern age, scientists can predict when and where these cosmic events will occur, and skywatchers can appreciate their beauty rather than fear that the events might bring devastating consequences. It seems that humanity's perception of eclipses has changed over the centuries.