Perhaps in this neglected spot is laid
Some heart once pregnant with celestial fire;
Hands, that the rod of empire might have swayed,
Or waked to ecstasy the living lyre.
1:Who is Gray pondering with these lines?
A:people who rose from poverty to become successful.
B:people who chose obscurity over success
C:people who provided better lives for their children than they themselves had.
D:people who could have been great if given the opportunity.***
2:"I am assured by our merchants, that boy or girl,before twelve years old, is no saleable commodity, even when they come to this age, they will not yield above...three pounds and a half crown at the most...which cannot turn to account either to the parents or the kingdom, the charge f nutriment and rags having been at least four times that value.
2:Which of these is most strongly evidenced by the serious tone of this passage?
A:Swift's use of rational argument
B:Swift's meticulous research into the topic.
C:Swift's disregard for the welfare of poor children.
D:Swift's use of verbal irony***
"...Men would become as fond of their wives, during the time of their pregnancy, as they are now of their mares in foal, their cows in calf, or sows when they are ready to farrow, nor offer to beat or kick them(as is too frequent a practice) for fear of miscarriage."
3:What point is Swift making with this demeaning analogy?
A:that the poor should be given employment on farms
B:that the poor are in position to overthrow the well-off
C:that the wealthy should take care to never become poor.
D:that the well-off have less regard for the poor than for livestock***
Are these correct?
Of those four possibilities, I think you’re right.
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I agree with you on 1. I disagree on 2.
I'm not sure what to make of 3. You'll have to go back to read the sentences before and after this, anything to give you the idea that the "Men" referred to here are "well-off." I don't get the wealthy/poor connection here.
I'm going with C on 2....I will check three like you suggested. These stories are very confusing to me...all of them! Thank you, so much!
You're welcome.
I've always had a hard time understanding Swift, too!