Read these lines from the poem. a thousand martyrs i have made, all sacrificed to my desire; what is the meaning of the figurative language in these lines? the speaker compares herself to a martyr because she equates each failed relationship with death. the speaker is overcome with emotional pain because of failed romances. although martyrs usually suffer death, the people referred to here were used and discarded, not killed. because the speaker demands a great deal from her romantic partners, she is acknowledging what they have given up for her.

If there is no disagreement, then there is no point to writing a persuasive paragraph. select the best answer from the choices provided t f

The question below refers to the selection “ozymandias” by percy bysshe shelley. the traveler seems to believe that — a. monuments are eternal b. the passage of time is necessary and inevitable c. we must preserve relics of past civilizations d. even the greatest works are destroyed by time

Araby every morning i lay on the floor in the front parlour watching her door. the blind was pulled down to within an inch of the sash so that i could not be seen. when she came out on the doorstep my heart leaped. i ran to the hall, seized my books and followed her. i kept her brown figure always in my eye and, when we came near the point at which our ways diverged, i quickened my pace and passed her. this happened morning after morning. i had never spoken to her, except for a few casual words, and yet her name was like a summons to all my foolish blood. what is the general tone of the passage? a. courageous b. comical c. passionate d. fearful