Rip Van Winkle” is considered an allegory because its characters are symbolic. For example, at the beginning of the story, Rip Van Winkle represents the complacent American at the time of the Revolution because he acquiesces to his wife. Who/What does Dame Van Winkle represent? How do the changes in Rip after his lengthy slumber relate to the changes in America after the war? Support your answers with textual evidence.

That time of year thou mayst in me behold when yellow leaves, or none, or few do hang upon those boughs which shake against the cold, bare ruined choirs, where late the sweet birds sang in me thou sees the twilight of such day as after sunset fadeth in the west; which by and by black night doth take away, death's second self that seals up all in rest. in me thou seest the glowing of such fire that on the ashes of his youth doth lie, as the deathbed whereon it must expire, consumed with that which it was nourished by. this thou perceiv'st, which makes thy love more strong, to love that well, which thou must leave ere long. the first stanza compares the leafless limbs of a tree to a. yellow leaves b. sweet birds c. bare choirs d. summer

Me i need a correct answer how did mlk jr.’s “voice” in his speeches shape the civil rights movement?

Is there a difference between seeing and knowing?