Read the excerpt from "Poetry." I, too, dislike it: there are things that are important beyond
all this fiddle.
Reading it, however, with a perfect contempt for it, one
discovers in
it after all, a place for the genuine.

Based on context, what is the most likely definition for “fiddle”?
length
noise
violin
nonsense

Read the prompt. write an analytical essay explaining how three romantic poems connect to william wordsworth's ideas about poetry. based on this prompt, which ideas would be most appropriate for leaving the reader with something to think about? check all that apply. 1. a short list of other romantic poets who wrote during wordsworth's era. 2. a relevant fact about wordsworth that reinforces the essay's overall thesis. 3. a comment about which poem seems to best capture wordsworth's ideas. 4. a few important facts about wordsworth's life and accomplishments. 5. a relevant quotation by wordsworth that reflects his ideas about poetry.

If the author of the gift of the magi had made the reader aware of the gifts that jim had purchased in the beginning of the story this would be an example of

Which generalization does the speaker make in the last stanza of to a louse? a) our main source of power comes from living blunder-free lives b) sometimes the best gifts come in the form of little creatures c) seeing ourselves as others see us would free us from blundering