Which of the following statements describes the relationship of william blake and thomas gray to william wordsworth and samuel taylor coleridge?
a.
the first pair were the first to identify themselves as romantics. the second pair critiqued the first and ushered in a new form of
romanticism.
b.
the first pair were the first to identify themselves as enlightenment authors. the second pair were the first to identify themselves as
romantics
oc.
the first pair were enlightenment authors with romantic characteristics. the second pair were the first to identify themselves as
romantics
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d.
the first pair were the first to identify themselves as romantics. the second pair compiled the works of the first pair.
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Read the excerpt from the poem "growing up italian" by maria mazziotti gillan and answer the question that follows. when i was a little girl, i thought everyone was italian, and that was good. we visted our aunts and uncles, and they visted us. the italian language smooth and sweet in my mouth. in kindergarten, english words fell on me, thick and sharp as hail. i grew silent, the italian word balanced on the edge of my tongue and the english word, lost during the first moment of every question. source: gillan, maria mazziotti. "growing up italian." poetrymagazine. com. poetry magazine, n. d. web. 30 mar. 2011. what is the tone of this poem? what does the tone reveal about the speaker of the poem and the conflict she faces? based on this excerpt, what can you predict about the theme of the poem?