Rain droplets sprinkling down
an element of nature
gushing, rushing flood

Hail
pounds, dents, shatters glass
the roof, the cars, the windows,
damage everywhere

Snow
silent, muted white
swirl and drift into deep piles
soft cold attraction
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Select all the correct answers.

In what two ways does the structure used by the poet help add meaning to the poem?

The use of short phrases adds an element of suspense.

The use of stanzas in the poem suggests that the poet favors a particular weather more than the others.

The use of unrhymed lines shows the poet's indifference toward nature.

The three poems having unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five syllables create a single, memorable image.

The three poems show the beauty and danger in nature's elements.

the answer that is correct is the last option.

the answer is definitely the first answer: lizabeth is older now and realizes that she may not have made the best decisions.

the people of renaissance florence, like most city–states of the era, were composed of four social classes: the nobles, the merchants, the tradesmen and the unskilled workers.

the nobles lived on large estates outside the city walls. they owned most of the city’s land, so the nobles controlled. the nobles served as military officers, royal advisers and as politicians.

baldassare castiglione described the proper manners of a noble in the book of the courtier (1528). castiglione wrote that a noble must have training to be an able warrior and social talents such as wit, the ability to dance, and “a certain grace that makes all his activities seem effortless and unconscious.”

the nobles were disdainful of the merchant class, who gained wealth in industries like wool processing, shipbuilding and banking. the merchants sought to protect their wealth by controlling the government and marrying into noble families. they became patrons of great artists in order to gain public favor.

the tradesmen of florence were the crafts workers and shopkeepers. most tradesmen belonged to guilds, organizations that established standards of quality, set rules for membership, and limited outside competition.

the unskilled workers were the lowest class of city workers. these laborers did not have job protection and were very dependent on their employers. workers who violated rules could have their wages withheld or could be discharged from their jobs.