In Chapter 1 of The Red Badge of Courage, Crane develops a scene in which Henry, Wilson, and Jim Conklin discuss the possibility of combat the next day and potential outcomes.

What is the effect of this conversation?

A: It establishes the reason for the conflict between Henry and Wilson later in the story.

B: It defines Jim Conklin's role as mentor and protector of the two younger soldiers.
C: It emphasizes how unprepared the soldiers' regiment is for the impending battle.

D: it foreshadows the decision Henry will later make about whether to fight or to run.

Read the following poem carefully, and then answer the questions that follow. sonnet 73 by william shakespeare that time of year thou mayst in me behold when yellow leaves, or none, or few, do hang upon those boughs which shake against the cold, bare ruin'd choirs, where late the sweet birds sang. in me thou seest the twilight of such day as after sunset fadeth in the west, which by and by black night doth take away, death's second self, that seals up all in rest. in me thou see'st the glowing of such fire that on the ashes of his youth doth lie, as the death-bed whereon it must expire consumed with that which it was nourish'd by. this thou perceivest, which makes thy love more strong, to love that well which thou must leave ere long. comprehension what seasonal images do you see in this poem? how do these images contribute to the poem's tone of loss and sadness?