Many times, when reading poetry, it is necessary to re-read a poem several times to understand the meaning. Re-read the stanza below from the poem. Think about each word and how the words are joined together.
Look at the punctuation. Don't stop at the end of a line, but read through stopping only for commas and
periods. Discuss how your thoughts on the poem changed as you read the stanza several times.

“catching the music in their leaves
like gold-dust, till each big leaf sags.
Unceasingly the little flags
feed their limp stripes into the air,
and the band's efforts vanish there.”

the correct answer is option d. the nature of democracy. on november 19, 1863, president abraham lincoln delivered his famous gettysburg address in gettysburg, pennsylvania. in his speech, rather than focusing on details of the war (soldiers, casualties, aftermath of battle), lincoln invoked the very nature of democracy, that power ultimately comes from the people, when stating, “government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish”. these words mean that democracy is a government by the people (citizens) in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by the people or by their elected representatives for the benefit of all citizens. the survival of democracy in the united states is one of the reasons why this speech so significant today.

you didn't list the options but im guessing it's resolving contradictions

answer: metaphor: because there is a comparison between the treasures spread on the ground and the evil seed of adam drifting from the shoreline  

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