In "the glass of milk," the boy thinks gratefully of the woman and intends to repay her till "these thoughts of gratitude vanished with the burning of his face." from this detail, what can readers infer about the boy's intentions? a. his regret at having eaten so quickly makes him forget his intentions. b. his shame at needing charity thwarts his intentions. c. his longing for his mother makes him regret his intentions. d. his confidence that he will find work reinforces his intentions.

Read this adapted excerpt from a famous poem by john keats. this poem is about a beautiful vase with intricate shapes and patterns. you, silent form, do tease us out of thought as does etemity: cold pastorall when old age shall this generation waste, you shall remain in the middle of other woe than ours, a friend to man, to whom you say "beauty is truth, truth beauty that is all you know on earth, and all you need to know what is the poet saying when he writes that "old age shall this generation waste"? the poet is expressing his dread of growing older the poet is mourning the changes he sees in his "generation." the poet is saying that beauty is illusionary and short-lived. the poet is saying that people don't live long; life is brief