Which of the following examples from "i am offering this poem" has the most negative connotation? a."in the wilderness life becomes" b. "keep it like a warm coat" c. "to warm your belly in the winter" d. "tucked away like a cabin"

A. "In the wilderness life becomes"

Explanation:

The poem "I am Offering This Poem" by Jimmy Santiago Baca, where the poet admires the poetry itself and illustrates the significance of poetry. As per the question, the most negative connotation here is exemplified by "in the wilderness, life becomes" as here the poet depicts that we are "lost" and need "direction" as he feels the life around us is "wilderness" and hence, reminiscent of negative attitude. This also illustrates the reason for his preference for spirituality over the 'physical poverty' and reiterating the survivalist tendency(I have nothing to give but poem). Thus, the first option displays a negative tone as it shows the judging quality(negative) of the poet.

gilgamesh is an epic hero from birth, as he's brought to the world by the hand of several gods who shaped him with the goal of saving humanity. there's a passage from the text that reads "the glorious sun shamash bestowed upon him glory; adad the terrible god of storms bestowed upon him courage. the great gods perfected his magnificence beyond all others, terrible like the great wild bull". this is a great example that show some of the super-human qualities that the gods gave gilgamesh upon his birth.

as gilgamesh grows he has to face many challenges that put his heroism to task. the courage he displays along the way, prove that he's ready to live up to the godly qualities brought upon him. at one point he has to overcome a wild beast by the name of hubamba "whose roar is a flood, whose mouth is fire, whose breath is death", as the text reads. the actions taken by gilgamesh, beating the beast with the use of his super-human force, examplify why he shoud be thought of as an epic hero.

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