Which word best describes the tone of this passage? i imagine a day when i can wake up, eyes clear and untroubled. wake up and think, what should i do today? the sad reality is that i feel this urge, an invisible clock ticking, spurring me to action. i wonder if it's just me. what of the countless others i see, rushing about with hurried steps and harried faces? are they pursued by the invisible hand of time too? they, i know, are its slaves, just as much as i am. a. meditative b. outlandish c. desperate d. sarcastic

dickinson punctuation and lines in her poems to establish a rhythm. each reader will naturally find themselves reading the poem in the same way. she uses the repeating question marks and exclamation points to convey the passion in her words. shelley uses punctuation to paint a picture in the reader's mind. for example, the ellipses after "stand in the dessert" evoke a silence, as it would feel in a deserted, old place.

the tale of “aunty misery” written by judith ortiz cofer , is a folk tale about an old woman who earns immortality by tricking death . the cost of immortality however, is that her life will stay the same. from this tale it becomes clear that death is a necessary evil and is inevitable in life.  

question: which theme is found in the tale of "aunty misery? ”

answer: a. death may not seem friendly, but he should be treated kindly.