Read these lines from the poem. where the clear stream of reason has not lost its way into the dreary desert sand of dead habit why did the speaker choose to include these lines in the poem? a. to serve as a warning of what may happen should people choose to resist authority and think for themselves b. to convey contempt for people who have chosen to become lazy in their thoughts and actions c. to create a clear contrast between free thinking as positive and the lack of independent thought as negative d. to compare the absence of knowledge to a body of water that has no direction

Which summarized story is most likely a myth?

The following question asks about one or more selections from your literature textbook. you may use your textbook to answer this question. both “lob’s girl” and “jeremiah’s song” contain flashbacks. in a paragraph, explain what this plot technique adds to the stories. support your answer with one detail from each story.

Match the bolded words in the excerpts to their contextual meanings. unoriginal well-groomed numerous he was a gentleman from sole to crown, clean favored and imperially slim. (from "richard cory" by edwin arlington robinson) this debt we pay to human guile; with torn and bleeding hearts we smile, and mouth with myriad subtleties. (from "we wear the mask" by paul lawrence dunbar) . .if it must, these things are important not because a high-sounding interpretation can be put upon them but because they are useful. when they become so derivative as to become unintelligible, the same thing may be said for all of us, that we do not admire what we cannot understand. . (from "poetry" by marianne moore)