Question

English help..

Answer 1

Which excerpt from The Diary of Samuel Pepys most clearly indicates that he was a man of importance in London?
“Some of our maids sitting up late last night to get things ready …”
“…Mr. Hater and I did remove my money and iron chests into my cellar…”
“So I made myself ready presently, and walked to the Tower . . .”
“Met with the King and Duke of York in their barge…”

Answer 2

ok so which one do you think it is?

Answer 3

D?

Answer 4

correct :D he must be important if he meet with with the King and Duke of York. An average person would not be able to do that

Answer 5

Help me with some more, please?

Answer 6

of course

Answer 7

“Created half to rise, and half to fall;/Great lord of all things, yet a prey to all;/Sole judge of truth, in endless error hurled:/The glory, jest, and riddle of the world!

These lines from Pope’s An Essay on Man represent humankind as _________.
a sorrow
an abomination
an enigma **myanswer
a failure

Answer 8

"The glory, jest, and riddle of the world!" cancels out sorrow, abomination, and failure and riddle of the world shows enigma so your correct

Answer 9

Which of these excerpts from Alexander Pope’s The Rape of the Lock most explicitly suggests that it is a parody of epic poetry?
“And chiefs contend till all the prize is lost!”
“Coffee makes the politician wise.”
“Fate closed the scissors, cutting the Sylph in half…”
“Oh thoughtless mortals! Ever blind to fate…”

Answer 10

I think it's A or B.

Answer 11

im not sure about this one @tatumlee @leahhhmorgannn

Answer 12

I think it's B

Answer 13

As a writer myself, B actually seems like something I would write...
But that's from a personal standpoint as it seems true.

However, would you like to define what you believe a "parody of epic poetry" is? Or what your lesson taught you? Using what you've learnt is often the easiest way to an answer.