Reread these lines from the poem: and spring herself, when she woke at dawn, would scarcely know that we were gone. what is the effect of the figurative language on the tone of the poem?

It creates a melancholy tone, as the personification of spring suggests indifference to humans.

don't know but i know the moderators know how to. : (

affirmative action refers to the policies that take gender, race, or ethnicity into account in order to promote equal opportunity.

employers subject to title vii are prohibited from taking race or sex into account in any employment decisions. aa is a penalty for having any job group substantially statistically "underutilized" in any race or either sex. the employer must take steps to eliminate the underutilization, then stop, ending its aa efforts