Question

Read the sentence below and answer the following question:

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness..." - Charles wingspanens a tale of two cities.

What is the advantage of repeating the syntax of the initial clause "it was the..."?

Answer 1

A). The monotone creates a feeling of disaster
B) The parallel words make the reader confused
C) The pattern suggest that music will be used
D) The repetition creates a comparison/contrast theme

Answer 2

Please help me, I've been stuck on this for 20 minutes :(

Answer 3

Anyone?..

Answer 4

Which one do you think it is?

Answer 5

D

Answer 6

That's correct! Great job, welcome to Open Study btw.

Answer 7

Thank you!

Answer 8

If that's the only question you have make sure to close it :)

Answer 9

Thank you!

Answer 10

No problem

Answer 11

I have one more. Are you familiar with the Helen grey poem?

Answer 12

Yeah, what's your question?

Answer 13

Which line from Helen Gray implies Helen is not as exceptional as she may think?
A. But so you miss the modest charm
B. Come down, and take lowliest place
C. Then in their turn will men seem cold
D. When you yourself are nipped and grey

Answer 14

Do you have an idea of what the answer is?

Answer 15

I don't quite understand the language.. But.. I'd have to say A?

Answer 16

Okay, do you want to start by taking out the ones you know are wrong?

Answer 17

Yes please

Answer 18

Ok, so let's review the wording that was used... are there any words in the answers that you don't know what they mean?

Answer 19

No I understand all the words, they are just placed weird to me lol

Answer 20

Sometimes what I do to help me understand shakespeare or old poems where the wording is weird, I try like restating it in a different way.

For example, B. Could be " be more humble"
or C. Others will seem mean

Something like that...

Answer 21

Do you want to do that for A and D? or do you get them?

Answer 22

I understand it now :) and thank you for the advice!

Answer 23

Yeah, no problem. Hope this helped.

Answer 24

Would the answer be C ?

Answer 25

I think that at the end of the poem

"Then in their turn will men seem cold,

When you yourself are nipped and grey."

She is saying the world/people will seem mean if you treat it/them like they are or if you are mean. So it might be the last line. ( C or D ) what do you think?

Answer 26

D?

Answer 27

I think so. That line makes it seem like it's her fault that she sees the world like this, therefore she isn't exceptional. Do you think it means something else?

Answer 28

I'm not sure :(

Answer 29

I want to say it's D. I can't be positive....

Answer 30

@pooja195 @ParthKohli Can you guys help with this question?

Answer 31

Or anyone else xD

Answer 32

Could you help me with one more?..

Answer 33

Sure.

Answer 34

"When race of wind is stilled and sails are fueled, and underneath our single-light "
How do these lines develops the theme of the poem?
A. They create tension between action and inaction.
B. They imply the growing darkness of death
C. They suggest the end of an active life
D. They support the metaphor of sailing

Answer 35

Furled ***

Answer 36

Do you have a guess to what it is?

Answer 37

B... Not 100% sure

Answer 38

Do you have the rest of the story or just that one line?

Answer 39

It's called "Evening" by Victoria Mary Sackville-West.

Answer 40

Let me read it. Give me a minute.

Answer 41

okay hun

Answer 42

Ok I read it, why do you think it's B?

Answer 43

I reread it and I believe it is A because its saying race of wind which is an action but the wind is stilled so that would be an inaction, right?

Answer 44

Yeah, you got it.

Answer 45

Are those all your questions?

Answer 46

yes :) thank you!

Answer 47

No problem.