Ponyboy was wishing that he was better and braver with the girls
Answer:
the medicine bag is passed down to the sons of the family
Answer: True
A topic sentence refers to the main idea of the paragraph. Usually, a topic sentence is found on the first line of the paragraph wherein it tells something about the entire content of the paragraph. The main idea of the paragraph or the topic sentence must be following by supporting evidence or statements. The topic sentence should be general and at the same time specific. It is general in the sense that it must be able to present the entire subject of the paragraph but specific enough to be understood by readers.
We are presented with a libertine speaker talking of many lovers. He suggests that, though he has spoken about the pain of love, it is only ‘Love’s pleasures’ that he cares about. As such, he has ‘betrayed’ ‘a thousand beauties’. He claims to have been a callous and deceiving lover, telling ‘the fair’ about the ‘wounds and smart’ they long to hear of, then ‘laughing’ and leaving. The poem is written in three elegant septets. Notice the iambic tetrameter and consider how important form might be to the theme of this particular kind of love and betrayal.
This speaker may not be entirely honest. The final stanza begins with ‘Alone’. Is there any sense of regret here? The speaker claims to be ‘Without the hell’ of love, yet in the same line we find reference to the ‘heaven of joy’. He may even also sacrificed his joy with his promiscuous love.
