Read the excerpt from a short story. The beach teemed with tourists from boardwalk to shore. A canopy of colorful umbrellas covered the sand. Each was preoccupied with his own happy task, and none noticed the figure as it emerged from the surf. Its skin was blistered and raw, and it lumbered awkwardly in the foam. Its hideous eyes hungrily appraised the masses. How does the excerpt exemplify the ideas King describes in "Danse Macabre"?

2read this passage from "the raven." what is puzzling the speaker in this stanza? 60% but the raven still beguiling my sad fancy into smiling, straight i wheeled a cushioned seat in front of bird, and bust and door then, upon the velvet sinking, i betook myself to linking fancy unto fancy, thinking what this ominous bird of yore- what this grim, ungainly, ghastly, gaunt and ominous bird of yore meant in croaking "nevermore." s and what the raven's message is why the raven came to visit where the raven came from how the raven got into his room

According to auden’s “musée des beaux arts”, who understands human suffering

In the reading, i know why the caged bird sings, marguerite views mrs. flowers as a larger than life personality. which quote from the text most strongly supports how marguerite views mrs. flowers? question 18 options: a) “i’ll accept no excuse if you return a book to me that has been badly handled.” b) “you see, i had planned to invite you for cookies and lemonade so we could have this little chat.” c) “there was a little path beside the rocky road, and mrs. flowers walked in front swinging her arms and picking her way over the stones.” d) “somehow i had never connected mrs. flowers with food or eating or any other common experience of common people.”