1) emily dickinson is regarded as one of the greatest american poets. (2) she was born in 1830 in amherst, massachusetts, to a very prominent family. (3) her childhood was normal, filled with friends, activities, and having fun. (4) as she grew older, she began to isolate herself and even to refuse to leave her home. (5) in her latter years, she wore only white and would not let anyone but her family see her. (6) she spent most of her time alone writing poetry. (7) during her lifetime, she published only seven of her poems, and she published those anonymously. (8) after her death in 1886, her sister discovered packets of her poems in her drawer. (9) four years later, her first books of poems were published.
identify the sentence that is irrelevant to the theme of the first paragraph.
a) ralph emerson was also a popular american poet in the nineteenth century.
b) common themes of dickinson's poetry include nature, faith, death, and death.
c) she wrote nearly 2,000 poems, but many were unknown to her family and friends.
d) dickinson did not complete many of her poems and many were not written for publication.

Which two passages in this excerpt from the death of ivan illych does leo tolstoy use to suggest that ivan ilych feels like his life is slipping away from him? "what's the use? it makes no difference," he said to himself, staring with wide-open eyes into the darkness. "death. yes, death. and none of them knows or wishes to know it, and they have no pity for me. now they are playing." (he heard through the door the distant sound of a song and its accompaniment.) "it's all the same to them, but they will die too! fools! i first, and they later, but it will be the same for them. and now they are merry . . the beasts! " anger choked him and he was agonizingly, unbearably miserable. "it is impossible that all men have been doomed to suffer this awful horror! " he raised himself. "something must be wrong. i must calm myself—must think it all over from the beginning." and he again began thinking. "yes, the beginning of my illness: i knocked my side, but i was still quite well that day and the next. it hurt a little, then rather more. i saw the doctors, then followed despondency and anguish, more doctors, and i drew nearer to the abyss. my strength grew less and i kept coming nearer and nearer, and now i have wasted away and there is no light in my eyes.

“heartwork each day is born with a sunrise and ends in a sunset, the same way we open our eyes to see the light, and close them to hear the dark. you have no control over how your story begins or ends. but by now, you should know that all things have an ending. every spark returns to darkness. every sound returns to silence. and every flower returns to sleep with the earth. the journey of the sun and moon is predictable. but yours, is your ultimate art.” ― suzy kassem what does this quote mean to you? and why? i'm not looking for anything in particular, i just wanted to know. : )

Which excerpt from i stand here ironing best summarizes the overall theme of the story