Which sentence best expresses the main idea of paragraph 17? A. Wlien students did not do their work, Mr. Gery often referred to his
clay and rock talk by calling the students Mr. or Ms. Clay.
P. Mr. Gery enjoyed singling out those who were poor students and
calling them Mr. and Ms. Clay.
C. At first, students weren't sure what to make of Mr. Gery calling those
who didn't do their work Mr. and Ms. Clay, but in time, even the
students joined in.
D. In spite of Mr. Gery's vivid discussion that first day, some students
still made up lame excuses for not turning in work.

If music be the food of love, play on; give me excess of it, that, surfeiting, the appetite may sicken, and so die. that strain again! it had a dying fall: o, it came o'er my ear like the sweet sound, that breathes upon a bank of violets, stealing and giving odour! now read the excerpt from "the love song of j. alfred prufrock." for i have known them all already, known them all: have known the evenings, mornings, afternoons, i have measured out my life with coffee spoons; i know the voices dying with a dying fall beneath the music from a farther room. what does the phrase "dying fall" most likely mean in both excerpts