What is the figurative language in the following sentence? the public are swine; afvertising is the rattling of a stick inside a swill bucket.

What does vexed mean as it is used in the second stanza of "the second coming"?

Read the excerpt from a history of the world in 100 objects. power is usually not willingly given, but forcefully taken; and in both europe and america the nineteenth century was punctuated by political protest, with periodic revolutions on the continent, the civil war in america and, in britain, a steady struggle to widen the suffrage. what would be a benefit of reading this text rather than listening to an audio version of it? the reader could analyze the text features in the excerpt. the reader could visualize the description given. the reader could set his or her own pace and reread parts for clarity. the reader could hear the sounds of the political protest.

Why does the host answer the guest with brief responses during the party?