1. which line from percy shelley's "ode to the west wind" most directly describes a contrast to the subject of the work? a. ", and black, and pale, and hectic red." b. " azure sister of the spring shall " c. " spirit, which art moving " d. " clouds like earth's decaying leaves are "

Correct answer is :

D) Loose clouds like earth's decaying leaves are shed.

Explanation:

Ode to the West Wind" is an ode, composed by Percy Bysshe Shelley in 1819 near Florence, Italy. It was basically issued in 1820 by Charles and Edmund Ollier in London as part of the selection. Each of the seven parts of Ode to the West Wind includes five versus four three-line verses and a two-line couplet, all metered in iambic pentameter. The verse system in each part reflects a model known as terza rima, the three-line rhyme system used by Dante in his Divine Comedy.

d.) then bernice winced as marjorie tossed her own hair over her shoulders and began to twist it slowly into two long blond braids until in her cream-colored negligée she looked like a delicate painting of some saxon princess. fascinated, bernice watched the braids grow. heavy and luxurious they were, moving under the supple fingers like restive snakes—and to bernice remained this relic and the curling iron and a to-morrow full of eyes.