Read these lines from the poem. where the clear stream of reason has not lost its way into the dreary desert sand of dead habit why did the speaker choose to include these lines in the poem? a. to serve as a warning of what may happen should people choose to resist authority and think for themselves b. to convey contempt for people who have chosen to become lazy in their thoughts and actions c. to create a clear contrast between free thinking as positive and the lack of independent thought as negative d. to compare the absence of knowledge to a body of water that has no direction

Based on this dictionary definition, which sentence correctly uses the wordbolm? balmbaminoun1 an oil or ointment used to smooth the skin2 something that is comforting or healingfrom middle english baume balsam from latin balsamumoa. the balm wind blew through the trees, swaying my hammock likea mother rooks a cradleob. when the child hurt his knee on the sidewalk, his mother balmedthe scrape with an adhesive bandage and a huoc. spending the day at the beach reading a good book can be a balmfor a troubled heartd. eating a don helistory test was just the balm that chelleneeded in order to have a relaxing weekend