And the lord god said unto the woman, "what is this that thou hast done? " and the woman said, "the serpent beguiled me, and i did eat." [genesis 3: 13]

so having said, he thus to eve in few:
"say woman, what is this which thou hast done? "
to whom sad eve with shame nigh overwhelm'd,
confessing soon, yet not before her judge
bold or loquacious, thus abasht repli'd.
"the serpent me beguil'd and i did eate." [paradise lost, book ix]

by the time milton wrote his poem, the king james version of the bible was well known, and his wording clearly reflects it.

in what way has milton amplified this part of the familiar genesis story?
a) he has made it less dramatic.
b) he has used rhyme to decorate the language.
c) he has given more insight into eve's feelings.
d) he has made the serpent seem less clever.

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows. ‘you make me feel uncivilized, daisy,’ i confessed on my second glass of corky but rather impressive claret. ‘can’t you talk about crops or something? ’ i meant nothing in particular by this remark but it was taken up in an unexpected way. ‘civilization’s going to pieces,’ broke out tom violently. ‘i’ve gotten to be a terrible pessimist about things. have you read ‘the rise of the coloured empires’ by this man goddard? ’ ‘why, no,’ i answered, rather surprised by his tone. ‘well, it’s a fine book, and everybody ought to read it. the idea is if we don’t look out the white race will be—will be utterly submerged. it’s all scientific stuff; it’s been proved.’ in this passage, tom’s ideas about race relations come off as uncivilized. what literary device is fitzgerald using here? irony personification metaphor simile

Which of the following is best written: 1. my favorite day of the year is july 24 my birthday 2. my favorite day, of the year, is july 24 my birthday 3. my favorite day of the year is july 24-my birthday 4. my favorite day of the year is (july 24) my birthday

In this example, what does the author use to describe laurie