What is the function of words like dreary, weary, and bleak at the beginning of "the raven"?

a.
they suggest that the speaker is an unreliable source of information.

b.
they describe the personality of the bird that visits the speaker.

c.
they serve as the poem's refrain.

d.
they establish the poem's mood.

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. "you just don't understand," she said, as maggie and i came out to the car. "what don't i understand? " i wanted to know. "your heritage," she said, and then she turned to maggie, kissed her, and said, "you ought to try to make something of yourself, too, maggie. it's really a new day for us. but from the way you and mama still live you'd never know it." in the excerpt above, what can the reader infer about dee's opinion of her sister? she admires maggie for preserving the family traditions. she feels superior to maggie because she is uneducated. she feels sorry for maggie because of her poverty. she respects maggie because of her resilience.

Which of these sentences exhibits proper usage? a. many doctors affiliated with university hospital expressed concern about the policy (moore 5). b. many doctors affiliated with university hospital expressed concern about the policy (moore 5). c. many doctors affiliated with university hospital expressed concern about the policy (moore 5). d. many doctors affiliated with university hospital expressed concern about the policy (moore 5).

Why should college athletes not get paid for playing state the claim a: point a b. direct quotation to support point a c.point b . direct quotation to support point b