Read this excerpt from "a visit from the goon squad." at last he found rebecca, smiling, holding cara-ann in her arms. she was dancing. they were too far away for alex to reach them, and the distance felt irrevocable, a chasm that would keep him from ever again touching the delicate silk of rebecca’s eyelids, or feeling, through his daughter’s ribs, the scramble of her heartbeat. without the zoom, he couldn’t even see them. in desperation, he t’d rebecca, pls wat 4 me, my butiful wyf, then kept his zoom trained on her face until he saw her register the vibration, pause in her dancing, and reach for it. which of these is the best question to address the societal issue raised in this excerpt?

the two answers are

get thee back into the tempest and the night's plutonian shore

on the pallid bust of pallas just above my chamber door

hello,

your answer is a) the metaphor suggests that the poetic themes are serious and dark.

collins is comparing the poem to a dark room. he is suggesting that the poems theme is serious and wants you to understand it. you don't need to understand the poet in order to understand the poem. you also don't need to move around while reading it. he is simply saying the poem has a dark and serious theme.

- i.a -

d becuase khgfdwhat effect does the word head have on the meaning of this passage?

a. it demonstrates how intelligent he was.

b. it shows he was a favorite of the teachers.

c. it indicates he would be a good preacher.

d. it reveals how self-important he was.

how does the choice of the word head contribute to the passage’s tone?

a. it offers a sense of entitlement.