Read the poem "grass" and answer the question that follows.

pile the bodies high at austerlitz and waterloo.
shovel them under and let me work—
i am the grass; i cover all.

and pile them high at gettysburg
and pile them high at ypres and verdun.
shovel them under and let me work.
two years, ten years, and passengers ask the conductor:
what place is this?
where are we now?

i am the grass.
let me work.

what is the tone of "grass"?

doubtful
jubilant
dark
respectful

dark.

Explanation:

In this poem by Carl Sandburg he speaks of wars between men, exemplified through famous war settings such as Waterloo and Austerlitz. The grass asks that we simply pile the bodies, no matter how many dead bodies that is, and let it do its job, which is to decompose them, to let them rot and disappear, without memories nor tombs, without honors or respect.

11-32. the main character in the parable, the forgiving father, whose character remains constant throughout the story, is a picture of god. in telling the story, jesus identifies himself with god in his loving attitude to the lost. the younger son symbolizes the lost (the tax collectors and sinners of that day, luke 15: 1), and the elder brother represents the self-righteous (the pharisees and teachers of the law of that day, luke 15: 2). the major theme of this parable seems not to be so much the conversion of the sinner, as in the previous two parables of luke 15, but rather the restoration of a believer into fellowship with the father. in the first two parables, the owner went out to look for what was lost (luke 15: 1-10), whereas in this story the father waits and watches eagerly for his son's return. we see a progression through the three parables from the relationship of one in a hundred (luke 15: 1-7), to one in ten (luke 15: 8-10), to one in one (luke 15: 11-32), demonstrating god’s love for each individual and his personal attentiveness towards all humanity. we see in this story the graciousness of the father overshadowing the sinfulness of the son, as it is the memory of the father’s goodness that brings the prodigal son to repentance (romans 2: 4).

constantly changes their schedule.

always on phone a lot more than normal.