Read the excerpt from "the love song of j. alfred prufrock." the yellow fog that rubs its back upon the window-panes, the yellow smoke that rubs its muzzle on the window-panes licked its tongue into the corners of the evening, lingered upon the pools that stand in drains, let fall upon its back the soot that falls from chimneys, slipped by the terrace, made a sudden leap, and seeing that it was a soft october night, curled once about the house, and fell asleep. based on the excerpt, how does the narrator feel about the evening fog?
a)he believes it is stealthy and all-encompassing.
b)he believes it is intrusive and deceitful.
bc)he believes it is soft and beautiful.
d)he believes it is powerful and overwhelming.

Read this excerpt from "hope, despair, and memory" and answer the question. and yet it is surely human to forget, even to want to forget. the ancients saw it as a divine gift. indeed if memory us to survive, forgetting allows us to go on living. how could we go on with our daily lives, if we remained constantly aware of the dangers and ghosts surrounding us? the talmud tells us that without the ability to forget, man would soon cease to learn. without the ability to forget, man would live in a permanent, paralyzing fear of death. only god and god alone can and must remember everything. which of the following demonstrates one of the metaphors and its meaning in the above excerpt? forgetting = a divine gift forgetting = danger remembering = ability to learn remembering = a divine gift

Me ! select the correct answer. which sentence is an oxymoron? a. to have peace, we must go to war. b. a glass can be viewed as either half full or half empty. c. the lawyer was deceptively honest with his clients. d. spies do not dress like spies. e. though the lab was messy, there was a method to his madness.

Which of the characteristics apply to mr. john (fanny) dashwood?