The answer is B. "He asked himself where it had come from and how; the past provided no explanation, and the future could not justify it."
This option is not a dark humor because it does not show the opposite side of happiness. The other choices explain that although there is happiness, he considered it as a burden- making it a dark humor.
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C. Metaphors.
Explanation:
<em>'Litany' by Billy Collins is a love poem containing a series of ordinary and extra-ordinary metaphors.</em> The metaphorical comparisons employed by the poet makes it a light- hearted poem with a profound directive to humanity. <em>The poet begins with the metaphors like 'bread and knife', 'goblet and wine', ''dew on morning grass', 'burning wheel of sun', 'white apron of the baker', 'marsh birds' and many more to describe and compare his beloved while he concludes it by himself comparing to the "moon in the trees' and 'blind woman's tea cup'.</em> The entire poem is a chain of metaphorical analogies and symbolizes his praise and admiration for his beloved.
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For anyone still wanting answers I have 11. I couldn't find an answer for 11 but I got told by a friend it is B.“There was something gorgeous about him, some heightened sensitivity to the promises of life…” 12. C “The lawn started at the beach and ran toward the front door-jumping over the sun-dials and brick walks and burning gardens. Page 6 13. B. She tells Nick that Tom’s got some woman in New York. Page 20
14. " A beautiful little fool" Page 17 15.That Daisy wants her daughter to have a sense of humor 16. "You must know Gatsby." "Gatsby, what Gatsby?" Page 11
17."This Mr. Gatsby you spoke of is my neighbor-" Page 14Explanation:
