Entertaining someone means to capture their attention.
When the bachelor says at the end <em>"I kept them quiet for ten minutes, which was more than you were able to do"</em> he is implying that no matter what she thought of his story and how much "better" she thought she could've done it, his was able to capture the attention of these kids and that is the matter of the issue because, for a story, entertaining is more important than proper form
The Victorian social Code has always given major imprtance to social ranking on The imprtance of being earnest. take a look on this expression to see the division of classes highlghted by the Victorians: <span>Really, if the lower orders don't set us a good example, what on earth is the use of them?"</span>
"A Wedding Gift," the narrator's tone is serious.
Answer:
C)This metaphor is significant because water is a symbol of youth and beauty, which the mirror reflects.
Explanation:
Metaphor is a figure of speech widely used in poems, because it is a figure of expressive content. Through the use of metaphor, the author can produce phrases of figurative meanings, through comparisons between two things that will bring a poetic and expressive meaning to a given phrase.
We can see an example of this, in the question above, where the author uses the metaphor to compare a mirror with a lake, in a very poetic way. This is because the mirror has the ability to reflect the image that is placed in front of you, when the woman places herself in front of the mirror she sees her young and beautiful image. Youth and beauty can be symbolized through the water of a lake that remains youthful for eternity and owner of a beauty reflected in its waters.
1. I believe sentence (1) to be the objection.
2. Sentence (3) is a counter argument.