Question 1 How does the first stanza contribute to the overall meaning of the poem?
A
It establishes the narrator's discontent with himself and yet hints at hopefulness in
the forward progress of the boat.
B
It initiates the poem's central idea of disease and dissolution
It shows the narrator's self-assurance and quiet mastery as he stands at the
boat's prow
D
It hints at the sea's later whispers to the narrator about his own self-dependence

Ireally need on this i will name you brainliest if you . mr. frost's book reveals a disease which is eating into the vitals of our new england life, at least in its rural communities. what is there in the hard, vigorous climate of these states which plants the seeds of degeneration? is the violence and ugliness of their religious belief the cause of these twisted and tortured lives? have the sane, full-blooded men all been drafted away to the cities, or the west, leaving behind only feeble remainders of a once fine stock? mr. frost's is not the kindly new england of whittier, nor the humorous and sensible one of lowell; it is a latter-day new england, where a civilization is decaying to give place to another and very different one. based on what you have read in “a servant to servants,” do you agree with lowell’s analysis? cite evidence and examples from the poem to support your response of at least 150 words.

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. she was a small woman, short and straight-waisted like a child in her brown cotton gown. her forehead was mild and benevolent between the smooth curves of gray hair; there were meek downward lines about her nose and mouth; but her eyes, fixed upon the old man, looked as if the meekness had been the result of her own will, never of the will of another. in at least one hundred words, explain how this excerpt uses explicit and implicit details to describe sarah penn.

Write a 250-word essay in which you explain the significance of the different narrative voices in “the way to wealth.” use evidence from both texts to support your response.