Read the excerpt from Animal Farm. One Sunday morning Squealer announced that the hers, who had just come in to lay again, must surrender their eggs. Napoleon had accepted, through Whymper, a contract for four hundred eggs a week. The price of these would pay for enough grain and meal to keep the farm going till summer came on and conditions were easier. When the hens heard this, they raised a terrible outcry. They had been warned earlier that this sacrifice might be necessary, but had not believed that it would really happen. They were just getting their clutches ready for the spring sitting, and they protested that to take the eggs away now was murder. For the first time since the expulsion of Jones, there was something resembling a rebellion. Led by three young Black Minorca pullets, the hers made a determined effort to thwart What is the most likely reason the author wrote this passage? to show the animals increasing resistance to Napoleon to show that Napoleon will use extreme cruelty to stop a revolt to show that food can be a very powerful motivating force to show that rebelling against authority does not change anything

Which is one way that Swift criticizes society in"A Modest Proposal"? by suggesting that people care so little about children they would be willing to sell and eat them by highlighting the ways in which the plan could help people support people's families by highlighting all the practical ways in which people have tried to remedy poverty

Which statement is a theme? The story teaches the importance of devoted friends Gilgamesh delivers an encouraging speech to Enkidu. When Humbaba is defeated, the friends rejoice. True friends remain loyal despite hardship.

To compare characters effectively.a reader should notice their internal influences. outside influences. attitudes toward things. similarities and differences.

What figurative language is used in 'The bacon sizzled in the pan'? Alliteration Assonance Personification Onomatopoeia

Which figurative language is used in He was a real Romeo with the ladies'? Metaphor Allusion Personification Hyperbole

What is the source of the allusion in the sentence below? Louanne's Ice Cream Parlor has the best dessert short of ambrosial the Bible Greek mythology

The Black poet Langston Hughes was a prominent figure of the Harlem Renaissance. The Black musician Louis Armstrong was a prominent figure of the Harlem Renaissance. Combine the sentences into one sentence. Type your answer here.

Identify the figurative language in 'She sells sea shells by the sea shore. Alliteratics Assonance Onomatopoeia Oxymoron

Explain how Antigone and Macbeth respond differently when faced with conflict.

What was a major goal of the use of satire in Enlightenment art and literature?. (1 point) To accept traditional ideas as they are without question To show the upper class of society in a better light To use humor and exaggeration to point out societal and cultural issues. To demonstrate the good in the culture and society of that era.