Laugh and be merry, remember, better the world with a song,
better the world with a blow in the teeth of a wrong.
laugh, for the time is brief, a thread the length of a span.
laugh and be proud to belong to the old proud pageant of man.

(laugh and be merry/john masefield/public domain)

which of these is the main idea of the poem?

a. fighting doesn't resolve problems.
b. take pride in being a human being.
c. life is short; laugh and be merry.
d. music makes people happy.

  ! i need it ! the daughters of the revolution eventually admitted african american to their hall.which best analyzes how this detail supports the meaning in "marian anderson sings"? a)it shows that african american performers would never be able to perform in some theaters. b)its show that an era of discrimination on unfair treatment of african american was finally over. c)it shows that marian anderson had ease discrimination for for african american performers. d)its shows that revolutionaries are not open to new ideas.

According to the first stasimon, the chorus appears certain that oedipus is the murder true false

Which statement best describes the intended aesthetic impact of this excerpt?