Here is what i know hope it helps. repetition is a frequent technique the author used in the Epic of Gilgamesh, as is the theme of duality. Repetition reinforces themes present in the story, or attributes of a character. Sometimes repetition can also draw contrasts between different events or characters. Besides reinforcing elements in the story, repetition also suggests that these stories may have had a strong oral tradition and were largely passed down in this manner before being committed to these tablets.
A) You can't coerce me coercively with too much coercion.
The correct answers are
[<u>(b.) And in this flea our two bloods mingled be;]
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<u>Thou know'st that this cannot be said</u>
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[(d.) And pampered swells with one blood made of two;
And this, alas, is more than we would do.]
In this poem, the flea clearly symbolizes their love.
In the answer (b.), their bloods are mixed in this flea and this could metaphorically signify mixing their bodily fluids while engaging in intercourse.
In the answer (d.), it is clear that the speaker is denied intercourse with this woman and extends his argument from the sentence (b.) that their bloods mixed in the flee signify their physical union and that, despite what the society might suggest about her loss of virginity, there is nothing shameful about this act.
Transcendentalism-philophical and literary movement emphasized living simple life, celebrating nature in personal emotion and imagination.
American gothic-dark philosophy deep awareness of grotesque characters bizarre situations violent events fantastic, demonic, insane mans capacity for evil dark side of nature
those are their definitions so good luck