The following lines are from "Sonnet 73," by William Shakespeare:
That time of year thou mayst in me behold
When yellow leaves, or none, or few, do hang
Upon those boughs which shake against the cold,
Bare ruined choirs where late the sweet birds sang.
These lines contain a metaphor describing the narrator in the poem. What is conveyed
by this comparison?
The narrator has done something wrong and is expecting to be discovered and punished.
The narrator looks forward to the beauty and quiet that come after the warm days of summer.
The narrator has realized that the end of life is near and the period of growth and vitality is gone.
The metaphor in these lines conveys that the narrator has realized that the end of life is near and the period of growth and vitality is gone. The imagery of "yellow leaves," "bare ruined choirs," and "cold" suggests the theme of aging, decay, and the imminence of death.
It took Skylar a full minute to recall the chain of events that had brought her here,
deep into outer space. She had awoken from her deep, dreamless sleep only a few
moments before. After stretching her unused muscles, she surveyed her
surroundings, recognizing the instruments and equipment around her. Everything
had gone according to plan, and she had been asleep throughout the entire three-
year journey. Now, she had a crucial mission to carry out, one that would influence
the very course of life back on Earth.
This excerpt is the beginning of a longer work. Which describes how the plot will
most likely unfold?
The main character will take command of the ship and return home.
The narrative will explain all the events in Skylar's life up to this point.
Skylar will serve as an archetypal heroine who acts to save the world.
Based on the information given in the excerpt, the plot will most likely unfold with Skylar serving as an archetypal heroine who acts to save the world. The passage mentions that Skylar has a crucial mission to carry out which will influence the course of life back on Earth. This suggests that Skylar will play a significant role in the events that unfold and will have a heroic impact on the world.
Detective Allen Sliver squinted through his taped-up glasses at the forensic
evidence from the heist, and agreed it seemed to be an open-and-shut case. The bank
manager's shifty son's fingerprints were all over the safe, and his night-at-the-symphony
alibi wasn't checking out. Sliver knocked a stack of papers onto the floor as he leaned
over the desk, drawing stares from the nattily dressed bank employees. Sliver loved
uncomplicated cases, but as for those that were too easy . . . they gave him indigestion.
Sliver plucked an antacid pill from his overcoat pocket, scratched his rumpled hair, and
failed to suppress a burp, drawing more stares. The rumpled detective pondered what his
gut was trying to tell him.
What aspect of this passage is common to much crime/detective fiction?
A number of potential suspects are alluded to who will be further developed later on.
The use of dark imagery paints a sense of imminent danger around the detective.
It presents an unlikely main character who appears to be clumsy and unqualified.