Lady Bracknell. Pardon me, you are not engaged to any one. When you do become engaged to some one, I, or
your father, should his health permit him, will inform you
of the fact. An engagement should come on a young girl
as a surprise, pleasant or unpleasant, as the case may
be. It is hardly a matter that she could be allowed to
arrange for herself... And now I have a few questions to
put to you, Mr. Worthing. While I am making these
inquiries, you, Gwendolen, will wait for me below in the
carriage.
-The Importance of Being Earnest,
Oscar Wilde

Which feature of a comedy of manners is present in the
passage?
- an emphasis on appearances over morality
- a commentary on marriage
- the differences between country and city life

By percy bysshe shelley hail to thee, blithe spirit! bird thou never wert, that from heaven, or near it, pourest thy full heart in profuse strains of unpremeditated art. higher still and higher from the earth thou springest like a cloud of fire; the blue deep thou wingest, and singing still dost soar, and soaring ever singest. in the golden lightning of the sunken sun, o'er which clouds are bright'ning, thou dost float and run; like an unbodied joy whose race is just begun. 1 select the correct answer. why is the poem "ode to a skylark" an example of a horatian ode? a. because its stanzas are of uniform length b. because it is filled with figurative language c. because it is filled with references to myths d. because it pays tribute to the figure of the skylark