If i could trade places with him
i would pad the rest of his days
wrap him in gauze and velvet
absorb the shocks and treat his wounds
i would scrub the numbers from his flesh
extinguish the fire and give him back his life

what does shapiro use to create the conceit in the lines above?

a) he carries one line of poetry onto the next.
b) he paints vivid word pictures that trigger the imagination by appealing to the five senses.
c) he directly expresses a metaphor using like, as, or than.
d) he uses physical protection to represent emotional protection.

30 points! answer plz! read this passage from the declaration of independence. prudence, indeed, will dictate that governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. the english spoken in 1776 is considered late modern english, but some differences between jefferson's usage and our own are evident. what archaic expression does he use and how would you word the phrase in correct contemporary english?

Which sentence uses the italicized vocabulary word correctly? a. the poet paid homage to the evil killer by eulogizing him in an epic poem. b. the instruction was written in iambic pentameter. c. the painting, an authentic work, was copied from picasso's sketch book. d. blake showed his maturation when he snuck a piece of pie from the kitchen.

Santiago said, “a man can be destroyed but not defeated.” in essence he says that a. defeat is likely when you sail alone. b. man can face defeat so it is important to learn from your mistakes and be prepared. c. sharks can always defeat man unless man is well prepared. d. man can be hurt and even destroyed but still have the ability to control how it is viewed.