In this passage, Nick reflects on what the landscape must have looked like when the Dutch explorers arrived to the continent. He is looking at Gatsby's house, and at this point in the novel, we know that Nick believes that New York, as well as the people he has met, are vile, corrupt and greedy. He contrasts this view with that of the pristine continent on the arrival of the European settlers.
The phrase "fresh, green breast of the New World" presents a view that is "fresh." The land is new, but it is also fresh in the sense that it is not rotten. The land has not yet been "infected" with the corruption of modern times. Therefore, the phrase is intended to represent a time before America had become a land of greed and vice.
Answer
1. Clutch
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3.
4. Alpha
5. Sulk
6. Juxtapose
7. Labyrinth
Explanation:
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<span>Answer: the emphasis of words
through a change of pace
Cadence in poetry refers to the
rising and the falling of the voice when reading a literary piece. Simply it
comes from the Latin word “cadentia” that means “a falling”, hence the reason
for its definition. In poetry, it refers
to the pitch and rhythm of the literary piece.
Cadence also helps in the setting the rhythmic paces of literary pieces.
The imperfect and the perfect cadence are the two types of cadence.</span>
The answer would be “The fiat system of currency was a great improvement over the commodity and representative systems of currency.” so the answer is (b.)
Based on the story in "the child of urbino". the line is an example of a detail the author added to make the story more dramatic and interesting is: a. "and the words that benedetto spoke were fulfilled in the years to come".
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