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Answer:
- "Pied Beauty" by Gerard Manley Hopkins
Explanation:
The poem transforms into a declaration of regret for these strange or odd things, things that may not conventionally be regarded or thought exquisite. They are all, he avows, indications of God, which, in their assortment, control reliably toward the solidarity and immutability of His vitality and move us to "Applaud Him."
I think it is c. I remember Reading this story last year in my freshman English class
Neils will admire Gerda as she admires him.
Explanation:
Neils was a horse and a man, made into a single mold. He was a charming young man who attracted even the ladies older than him. He was deceived by Mrs. Boye and later he met a young girl named Gerda.
Gerda was young and she died soon after their marriage. Her love changed from her husband to her Christmas God. Neils felt betrayed of love.
Even when he was wounded in the war and died, he did not bend to religion.
Answer:
C. The author refers to the evil of Sodom and Gomorrah to suggest a comparison to the contemporary city of New Orleans.
Explanation:
An allusion is a figure that is used to describe something without directly referring to it and explicitly saying what it is, but by using some different ideas, usually knowledgable to a wider audience.
That is why the author here refers to what he imagines in New Orleans as Sodom and Gomorrah. <u>He refers to the well known Biblical story about the cities where many vile people lived who did harm and sins, so God destroyed them at the end as a punishment for their outrageous behavior.</u>
<u>By alluding to these Biblical places and stories, the author is trying to say us all the worst possible happenings were present to see in New Orleans, and still are, as he is still "to this day" making that mental connection. </u>
