Identify each prepositional phrase in the following passage from Mark Twain's Life on the Mississippi. Then, indicate which question each phrase answers.

Sometimes, in the big river, when we would be feeling our way cautiously along through a fog,
the deep hush would suddenly be broken by yells and a clamor of tin pans, and all in an instant a
log raft would appear vaguely through the webby veil, close upon us

in the thematic approach, an interpreter relies on a central theme (i.e., a major point or message) to guide development of a communication activity or device. in presenting the activity or device, the thematic interpreter develops the theme in such a way that it will be highly relevant to an audience.

explanation:

“asleep in his bed” is personified.

peace, morning, sun glooming, sorrow, woe pardon’d, punished, more hence, talk, story. all of these three words have to do something with a depressed, regretful tone. woe is another word for misery, heartache, so all of these words are about unhappy feelings.

boccaccio employs the voice of his narrator dioneo to represent his ideas on the tension between masculinity and femininity.  while dioneo excites the members of the brigata and recognizes women for their unique skills and independent ideas, he concludes the decameron with a story reminiscent of the society from which these young aristocrats escaped, revealing misogynistic overtones.  dioneo boccaccio is able to explore the gender disparity which is inherent in 14th century florentine society.