Iam a man who, from his youth upwards, has been filled with a profound conviction that the easiest way of life is the best. —herman melville, "bartleby the scrivener" in the bolded section, what is the benefit of using "from his youth upward" rather than "from an early age" or "always"? it suggests a very old and feeble narrator without any true sense of right or wrong. it suggests an attitude of understandable and debilitating fear in the narrator. it suggests the narrator sees himself as someone who has grown more successful over time. it suggests the narrator has a strong sense of loss after the things he has described in the passage.

When a monster in a story does not have the ability to communicate, what is the most likely result?

1. at the conclusion of chapter 13, the monster realizes that he has none of the qualities or possessions that human beings value, and so he worries the he will be forever miserable. he says, “oh, that i had for ever remained in my native wood, nor known nor felt beyond the sensations of hunger, thirst, and heat! ” this statement recalls one made by victor frankenstein in chapter 10: “if our impulses were confined to hunger, thirst, and desire, we might nearly be free; but now we are moved by every wind that blows, and a chance word or scene that that word may convey to us.” questions: what do these two statements suggest about the impact of knowledge? how do the statements affect the way readers view the monster and victor?

Pls excerpted from "hope is the thing with feathers" by emily dickinson [2] and sweetest—in the gale—is heard— and sore must be the storm— that could abash the little bird that kept so many warm— [3] i've heard it in the chillest land— and on the strangest sea— yet, never, in extremity, it asked a crumb—of me. in the last stanza, the author writes that the little bird “never … asked a crumb of me.” which type of figurative language is evident in these lines? a. onomatopoeia b. alliteration c. assonance d. personification