Today, people continue age-old customs honoring national heroes. What is the simple predicate?

Read the poem below and answer the question that follows.“Happiness Epidemic”
by David Hernandez
Without any warning, the disease
sweeps across the country
like a traveling circus.
People who were once blue,
who slouched from carrying
a bag of misery over one shoulder
are now clinically cheerful.
Symptoms include kind gestures,
a bouncy stride, a smile
bigger than a slice of cantaloupe.
You pray that you will be infected,
hope a happy germ invades your body
and multiplies, spreading merriment
to all your major organs
like door-to-door Christmas carolers
until the virus finally reaches your heart:
that red house at the end of the block
where your deepest wishes reside,
where a dog howls behind a gate
every time that sorrow
pulls his hearse up the driveway.
Source: Hernandez, David. “Happiness Epidemic.” Casa Poema. Casa Poem, n.d. Web. 6 June 2011.
Which poetic technique is illustrated throughout the entire poem “Happiness Epidemic“?
metonymy
onomatopoeia
conceit
allusion

Which of the following sentences is correctly written?A.
Although she already has nine kittens, the five-year-old girl begged her parents for one more.
B.
The five-year-old girl begged her parents for one more; although she already has nine kittens.
C.
Although she already has nine kittens; the five-year-old girl begged her parents for one more.
D.
The five-year-old girl begged her parents for one more, although she already has nine kittens.

Douglass says that "it is not uncommon for slaves even to fall out and disagree among themselves about the relative goodness of their masters." Why did slaves praise their masters in this way, according to Douglass? a. They were treated better when they worked for richer masters than when they worked for poorer masters.
b. They hoped that their masters would hear about their comments and reward them.
c. They felt better about themselves if they worked for a richer master than others worked for.
d. They enjoyed arguments and fights as a break from the drear

The theme most connected to Buck's visions in the fire iso civilization vs. the primitive
the effect of the environment
O rules and laws
the qualities of men

In the first sentence of the passage, the description of Ignatius’ head as a “fleshy balloon” contributes to the narrator’s portrayal of Ignatius’

Choose the sentence that might be found in a personal narrative that correctly uses both a gerund and an infinitive.A. Acting became my door to a world of adventure and excitement.
B. Although I had participated in school plays since I was in first grade, my parents did not appreciate my acting.
C. If only they had realized that to act was the focus of my dreaming.
D. I knew I had to show them how I felt by saving all my money to attend drama camp.