Read the passage below and answer the question. In his argument for constructive, nonviolent tension, King wisely cites Socrates, the ancient Greek philosopher whom King suggests also advocated a form of tension.

For his English assignment, Zach is writing a brief analysis of the topic of nonviolent tension that he drew from “Letter from a Birmingham Jail.” Which sentence best follows the sentence above to clarify King's reference to Socrates?

Tension is necessary in life, which Socrates pointed out, and King embraced this concept.
Socrates' thinking about internal change fit King's theory about external change, so King used this analogy to promote the advantages of adopting his perspective.
Tension is uncomfortable, and people who are in tense situations will either act to change the situation or remove themselves from the situation completely.
Socrates' “tension of the mind” promoted a level of discomfort necessary for growth that helped people learn to analyze in creative ways.

After hamlet's death the rest seems superfluous. why is the rest important

What characteristics show passage 3 to be poetry?

Read the following excerpt from "dark tower" by claude mckay before you choose your answer. "we shall not always plant while others reap the golden increment of bursting fruit, nor always countenance, abject and mute, that lesser men should hold their brothers cheap; not everlastingly while others sleep shall we beguile their limbs with mellow flute, not always bend to some more subtle brute. we were not made eternally to weep. the night, whose sable breast relieves the stark, white stars, is no less lovely being dark; and there are buds that cannot bloom at all in light, but crumple, piteous, and fall. so in the dark we hid the heart that bleeds, and wait, and tend our agonizing needs." in context, the expression "the night, whose sable breast relieves the stark,/ white stars, is no less lovely being dark; " is best interpreted as a. the light of the stars overpowers the black of night b. the black of night overpowers the light of the stars c. black and white contribute equally to the beauty of the night sky d. black and white continuously compete for prominence in the night sky