Which of the following is a comparison that this poem makes?
music, when soft voices die (
by percy bysshe shelley

music, when soft voices die,
vibrates in the
odors, when sweet violets sicken,
live within the sense they

rose leaves, when the rose is dead,
are heaped for the beloved's bed--
and so thy thoughts, when thou art gone,
love itself shall slumber on.

a) it compares music to memories, which keep it alive in the form of vibrations.
b) it compares the beloved's thoughts to rose leaves that live longer than the rose itself.
c) it compares the intensity of the beloved to the lingering fragrance of violets.
d) it compares human mortality to the inevitable need to sleep at night.
e) it compares the beloved's nature to delicate things like sweet violets and rose petals.

Read this excerpt from holes. he had no sailing experience, but the ship’s captain signed him aboard. the captain could see that elya was a man of great strength. not everybody could carry a full-grown pig up the side of a mountain. it wasn’t until the ship had cleared the harbor and was heading out across the atlantic that he suddenly remembered his promise to carry madame zeroni up the mountain. he felt terrible. what information does this flashback provide about elya? a.elya did not intend to break his promise to madame zeroni. b.madame zeroni is very angry and disappointed in elya. c.elya is terribly afraid of madame zeroni’s curse. d.elya does not care what happened to madame zeroni.

Read the sentence. the great wave was inexpensive to purchase, costing only about the same as a double of noodles. since lots of copies could be printed and still look good, it made loads of money. which best revises this sentence to create a more formal style and tone? *the great wave was as cheap as buying a double of noodles. since lots of copies could be made and still look great, people started making piles of money. *the great wave was inexpensive to purchase, costing about the same as a double of noodles. since mass quantities could be produced and still look exquisite, it became highly profitable to sell. *the great wave cost next to nothing, practically the same as a double of noodles. since mass quantities could be produced and still look awesome, it became highly profitable to sell. *the great wave was inexpensive to purchase, similar to buying a double of noodles. since lots of copies could be made that still looked amazing, those who sold it made tons of money.

Doug plans to end his adventure story by introducing a new character during the climax. the new character happens to be an experienced guide who will lead the protagonist down a treacherous mountain and into safety. explain the problem with his plan.