Answer:
C. Kuno’s prediction and Vashti’s revisiting of the prediction
Explanation:
The book "The Machine Stops" is a short story that describes people who live underground and are solely dependent on a machine to solve the physical and spiritual needs.
Vashti is one of the inhabitants along with her son Kuno. Vashti is an obedient follower of the machine and its actions and decisions but Kuno is a rebel who is not happy with the way things are run underground and is eager to leave.
He tries to escape but is caught and forced to stay back, then subsequently he begins to see defects in the Machine and predicts its collapse, Vashti brushes aside his predictions even though they become more glaring each day.
Eventually when the defects become too much, Vashti revistists the prediction of Kuno and begins to brood. This causes suspense and confusion.
Answer:
The narrator in Blake's "The Tyger" expresses:
D. disturbed awe.
Explanation:
The speaker in William Blake's poem "The Tyger" is in awe of the tiger. He fears and admires the tiger at the same time. The animal's aura is filled with terror and wonder. It was made to kill. Its pace, it gaze, all of it shows how terrible it is. Yet, it was created by God, just like the innocent and harmless lamb. That is what disturbs the speaker the most. How can the same creator come up with such different creatures? One that is a natural murderer, and one that is completely meek? Having that in mind, we can say the narrator in the poem expresses D. disturbed awe.
