Some music artists can compose painfully beautiful ballads about lost love. Those artists can express moments of love and heartache so well that listeners can feel the artists' pain.

Based on the context of the sentence, the oxymoron "painfully beautiful" means that
A.
something is so exquisite that it may hurt someone to experience it.
B.
public appeal can be attained by experiencing extreme discomfort.
C.
emotional situations can be the most destructive.
D.
some things can be exceedingly difficult to accomplish.

Atheme from letter 4 in frankenstein is “friendship is sometimes born in the most unconventional places and situations.” this theme is conveyed through the conversations between walton and frankenstein, and these talks lead them to become confidants and friends. describe a theme from letter 3 of frankenstein and a different theme from letter 4. how are these themes conveyed in each letter? provide evidence from the text to support the themes expressed in each letter.

Malcolm x's attitude towards the dictionary could best be described as a) apathetic b) dumbfounded c) awestruck d) disinterested

In living to tell the tale, what does the following passage mainly reveal about the narrator (paragraph 2)? “there was not a single door, crack in the wall, a human trace that did not find a supernatural resonance in me.” : a) the narrator associates memories to specific objects that he sees. b) the narrator realizes the buildings around him should be demolished. c) the narrator feels as though he wants to connect to the people of the town. d) the narrator is unsure why he feels frightened while walking with his mother.