This excerpt comes from the poem “ <em><u>The Love Song of J. Alfred Pufrock</u></em>” written by <u>T.S. Elliot. </u>It relates of how an older lover contemplates the moves he has to make to his loved one.
Question: Select the two meanings of fix that are suggested by the use in the excerpt.
Answer:
A. to rig or unfairly influence an outcome
C. to preserve a specimen for study
Answer:
trait encoding for short plant structure to reduce transport of water
Explanation:
The Sahara Desert is a zone which receives very low or no precipitation. This region receives maximum of sunlight not received by any other biome. The soil is typically sand which is highly porous and lacks essential growth nutrients necessary for plant growth. The plants grown around Sahara Desert are xerophytic plants. These plants undergoes several adaptations in order to prevent loss of water through transpiration. Trait encoding for short plant structure to reduce transport of water is a xerophytic adaptation.
Answer:
A). The narrator is frightened because she is Muslim making a Catholic confession.
Explanation:
The tone is described as the approach or attitude of the author towards a particular subject matter reflected through the choice of words or language employed. It serves to provide the audience with a perspective or viewpoint to consider or look at a particular text and enhances their curiosity to read and evoke the desired feeling or response that the author intends to invoke.
As per the question, the sentence that best reveals how the tone discloses the author's attitude/perspective is displayed through option A as the description 'frightened...Muslim making a Catholic confession' reflects the author's perspective towards portraying the strict religious beliefs and terror associated with it(being declared as a heretic). Thus, <u>option A</u> is the correct answer.
