Read the sentence from henry david thoreau's walden, and then answer the question. "i know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by a conscious endeavor." which best describes the meaning of the sentence? a. man improves his life when he is aware of what he is meant to do. b. time is often filled with man's attempts to find out the purpose of life. c. deliberate efforts to discover a professional life are often unsuccessful. d. man improves his quality of life when he follows the rules set forth by others. (if answered quickly i will mark brainliest.)

Read the lines from "there was a child went forth" and answer the question. and the apple-trees cover'd with blossoms, and the fruit afterward, and wood-berries, and the commonest weeds by the road; and the old drunkard staggering home from the out-house of the tavern, whence he had lately risen, and the school-mistress that pass'd on her way to the school, and the friendly boys that pass'd—and the quarrelsome boys, and the tidy and fresh-cheek'd girls—and the barefoot negro boy and girl, and all the changes of city and country, wherever he went. which poetic device is exemplified in this stanza? select all that apply. allegory anaphora imagery metaphor