Read lines 1-3 of the poem. What tone is conveyed in these lines? Robert Frost 1 For every parcel I stoop down to seize 2 I lose some other off my arms and knees, 3 And the whole pile is slipping, bottles, buns— 4 Extremes too hard to comprehend at once, 5 Yet nothing I should care to leave behind. 6 With all I have to hold with, I will do my best 7 To keep their building balanced at my breast. 8 I crouch down to prevent them as they fall; 9 Then sit down in the middle of them all. 10 I had to drop the armful in the road. 11 And try to stack them in a better load. a. He is frustrated because he doesn't know what to do. b. He is hopeful that things will work out. c. He is happy that he will not have to carry as much. d. He is sad that everything is always going wrong for him.

What is the meaning of each underlined word in these excerpts from "a modest proposal" by jonathan swift? i think it is agreed by all parties, that this prodigious number of children in the arms, or on the backs, or at the heels of their mothers, and frequently of their fathers, is in the present deplorable state of the kingdom, a very great additional grievance; and therefore whoever could find out a fair, cheap and easy method of making these children sound and useful members of the common-wealth, would deserve so well of the publick, as to have his statue set up for a preserver of the nation. some persons of a desponding spirit are in great concern about that vast number of poor people, who are aged, diseased, or maimed; and i have been desired to employ my thoughts what course may be taken, to ease the nation of so grievous an incumbrance. the word prodigious means . the word desponding means .

The latin phrase de gustibus non est disputandum means which of the following? a. “disputes aren’t easily settled.” b. “the great aren’t guilty.” c. “guilt isn’t the issue.” d. “there’s no disputing about tastes.”

Which graphical source would best show the average voting age of americans, organized by income? a.schematics b.infographic c.map d.chart