How does this excerpt from of plymouth plantation show the influence of religion on early american literature? a. puritans believed god must be in all written works. b. puritans believed god would provide them with safe travel. c. puritans believed it was by god’s providence they survived. d. puritans believed it was god’s fault their journey was so difficult.

Read these lines from "an open boat" and answer the question. an open boat by alfred noyes see - quick - by that flash, where the bitter foam tosses,
 the cloud of white faces, in the black open boat,
 which of the end rhymes below matches the one in the last line of the excerpt? “he’s living, i know. but he’s numbed with the cold.” “and there are no voices or ghosts in that darkness.” “and wraps her loose hair round his breast and his throat.” “come. loosen your fingers. – o god, let me keep him! ”

Which theme is best supported by the descriptive detail in this passage from my antonia

What structure does the poet employ in the first stanza of "the second coming"? a) he gives examples that point to a problem of lost innocence in modern society. b) he warns of an effect that results from avoiding traditional customs. c) he compares and contrasts innocence and violence. d) he argues that society promotes its problems.