Read this sentence from paragraph 1 of "The Cathedral." But when I finally stepped off the plane, Antarctica was
white and empty as far as I could see, except for the
research base huddled at the foot of Mount Takahe. How
does the phrase huddled at the foot of Mount Takahe help
describe the research base?
of a
It contrasts the base as a plain, man-made
structure against the beauty of nature.
it describes the base as small and

One element of lyric poetry is personal reflection. which lines in this poem most clearly illustrate that element? i wandered lonely as a cloudby william wordsworthi wandered lonely as a cloudthat floats on high o'er vales and hills,when all at once i saw a crowd,a host, of golden daffodils; beside the lake, beneath the trees,fluttering and dancing in the breeze.continuous as the stars that shineand twinkle on the milky way.they stretched in never-ending linealong the margin of a bay: ten thousand saw i at a glance,tossing their heads in sprightly dance.the waves beside them danced; but theyout-did the sparkling waves in glee: a poet could not but be gay.in such a jocund company: i gazed and gazed—but little thoughtwhat wealth the show to me had brought: for oft, when on my couch i liein vacant or in pensive mood,they flash upon that inward eyewhich is the bliss of solitude; and then my heart with pleasure fills,and dances with the daffodils.