On page 3 of "A Remaining Christmas," Belloc concludes his description of the Christmas practices in his ancestral home with this: "Indeed, modern men, who lack such things, lack sustenance, and our fathers who founded all those rituals were very wise." What does he mean by this statement in the context of the whole essay, and would you agree?

Submit test 32 select the correct answer what effect does ezra pound achieve by excluding the phrase "are like in favor of a semicolon in this poem, turning the lines into a metaphor instead of a simile? in a station of the metro the apparition of these faces in the crowd petals on a wet black bough. a. it reflects the imagist ideal of capturing as many impressions of a subject as possible b it reflects the imagist ideal of contrasting ideas by using detailed descriptions c. it reflects the imagist ideal of separate images that overlap to present one clear idea it reflects the imagist ideal of imitating impressionism and blurring images d. e. it reflects the imagist ideal of joining separate ideas with a semicolon instead of a comma reset next