Isaw both banks of the river—i saw that once there had been god-roads across it, though now they were broken and fallen like broken vines. very great they were, and wonderful and broken—broken in the time of the great burning when the fire fell out of the sky. and always the current took me nearer to the place of the gods, and the huge ruins rose before my eyes.

i do not know the customs of rivers—we are the people of the hills. i tried to guide my raft with the pole but it spun around. i thought the river meant to take me past the place of the gods and out into the bitter water of the legends.

–“by the waters of babylon,”
stephen vincent benét

which statement best describes the impact of word choice in this passage?

words that reference religion create a sense of reverence for the reader.
words used to describe the narrator’s journey bring a sense of joy to the reader.
the description of the narrator’s actions indicates that he is an evil character.
the repetition of a word associated with war and decay emphasize the horror of the past.

{asap} select the correct text in the passage. which line in this excerpt from jonathan swift's "a modest proposal" uses the rhetorical device of irony? and secondly, there being a round million of creatures in humane figure throughout this kingdom, whose whole subsistence put into a common stock, would leave them in debt two million of pounds sterling, adding those who are beggars by profession, to the bulk of farmers, cottagers and labourers, with their wives and children, who are beggars in effect; i desire those politicians who dislike my overture, and may perhaps be so bold to attempt an answer, that they will first ask the parents of these mortals, whether they would not at this day think it a great happiness to have been sold for food at a year old, in the manner i prescribe, and thereby have avoided such a perpetual scene of misfortunes, as they have since gone through, by the oppression of landlords, the impossibility of paying rent without money or trade, the want of common sustenance, with neither house nor cloaths to cover them from the inclemencies of the weather, and the most inevitable prospect of intailing the like, or greater miseries, upon their breed for ever. i profess, in the sincerity of my heart, that i have not the least personal interest in endeavouring to promote this necessary work, having no other motive than the publick good of my country, by advancing our trade, providing for infants, relieving the poor, and giving some pleasure to the rich. i have no children, by which i can propose to get a single penny; the youngest being nine years old, and my wife past child-bearing. lines highlighted: - there being a round million of creatures in humane figure throughout this kingdom, whose whole subsistence put into a common stock, would leave them in debt two million of pounds sterling, - they have since gone through, by the oppression of landlords, the impossibility of paying rent without money or trade, the want of common sustenance, with neither house nor cloaths to cover them from the inclemencies of the weather - i have not the least personal interest in endeavouring to promote this necessary work, having no other motive than the publick good of my country, - i have no children, by which i can propose to get a single penny; the youngest being nine years old, and my wife past child-bearing.

Identify the homophone pair that needs to be corrected in these sentence

Do you think ms. marvel reflects a growing diversity among comic book readers?