The correct answer is D) Personification reinforces the theme that everything is connected.
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D: It accurately represents the personality traits of the king
This best describes the traveler's initial impression of the statue of Ozymandias
<u>Explanation</u>:
The poem “Ozymandias” by “Percy Bysshe Shelley” is about a traveller who tells the poet that there is a statue of a man called Ozymandias. It has only the legs left standing in the ground and a shattered head in the sand. The king got his statue made in the notion that people would remember him for his greatness and majesty. But he only known for his arrogance.
Ozymandias was a self-obsessed and arrogant king. He loved himself more than the people of his kingdom. The statue was made by a skilled artisan who made the statue meticulously. He made a stern face of the king, to depict no emotions and wrinkled lips to denote his cruelty. The sculptor wanted to show th
at a person is only remembered for his behaviour.
Answer:
The word choice in the sentence adds to the development of the story by providing descriptive imagery. By doing this, the author allows readers the ability to visualize detailed images of the text in their heads.
The strategy that would most improve Laurel’s statement to make it more conventional is option D) “Change the phrase "shooting the breeze" because it is too informal and cannot be understood literally.” When speaking to her new neighbors about babysitting their daughter, Laurel needs to adapt her language to her audience, in this case adults, in order to express her ideas in a way that everybody understands. The rest of the options are incorrect since the language used is not informal and does not interfere with the understanding of her message.
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Excuse me, but what poem are you talking about?