The decasyllabic line is C. Miranda took a bitter pill today.
A decasyllabic line is one consisting of ten syllables, <em>deca-</em> meaning ten. The origin comes from Medieval French poetic meter of ten syllables that was used in poetic traditions of syllabic verse. In this sentence, the ten syllables are Mi-ran-da-took-a-bit-ter-pill-to-day.
Answer:
A - Orwell draws parallels between Mr. Pilkington and the other farmers in town to show how dictatorial practices can be spread.
Purple host could be ambiguous, or not clear, because of the figure of speech and the double meanings. Purple host could be taken literally as a host with a skin pallor of purple. But it could also mean that the host is feeling proud, hence they use the color purple as symbolism. Also, it could mean one way or another. Hence, the answer is letter C.
