In Thomas Hardy's <em>Hap</em>, the speaker ponders about how it would be more bearable to think that all of his misfortunes happen because a greater power has decided so, than the <em>reality </em>(by his perspective) which is that his <em>bad luck </em>in life was a result of random chance and unfortunate coincidence.
Because of his ponderance, we could say that this poem shows a reflective speaker. While some people think that this shows a pessimist thinker, Hardy was known for his realistic vision of life.
Therefore, your best answer is reflective.
Answer:
B. “Many demons called Tang men John because, they insisted, they never could get the hang of our real names.”
Explanation:
Many people think it's A but it's not. Indirect characterization is when you find out something because of someone's dialouge or actions. A directly tells you charecteristics about the demons with adjectives. So it's B
The narrator of “The Deciding Pitch” is neutral about who wins the game, but the narrator of “The View from the Bleachers” isn’t.
The aspect of this poem that most clearly marks it as a work of Modernism is D. It avoids using rhythm or rhyme. In poetry, this writing style is called 'free verse' and it is characterized as an open form of poetry, reading which you will never see a meter patterns or rhyme. Such form was favoured with poets of Modernism; they usually follow the rhythm of natural speech just as if you reading simple letter or something like this.
I am not completely sure about the answer. But let's say that B is not correct because he felt very strongly about executing Charles and thought that was the only way to save the country. And D is also incorrect, because his son succeeded him as Lord Protector. I also think that A may be incorrect, because following the English Civil War, there was a time of Commonwealth of England, and then Cromwell was appointed Lord Protector, but he didn't do so himself, his fellow leaders invited him to do so.
So finally, in my opinion, the correct answer is C - because a great number was killed during the invasion of Ireland, he killed them all ruthlessly.
