The answer choices to this question are in the attached file. The effect of the word "surplice" is:
A. It reinforces the difference between the natural things the speaker holds dear and the rituals of the church.
- "Some Keep the Sabbath Going to Church" is a poem by Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) in which the speaker talks about keeping the Sabbath.
- When the speaker mentions the "surplice," the garment worn by the clergy, she is emphasizing the difference of her Sabbath to other people's Sabbath.
- The speaker prefers to stay at home, with her family and her garden. To her, staying at home is Heaven already.
- Other people "keep the Sabbath in Surplice," that is, would rather go to church to secure their place in Heaven when they die.
- In other words, the speaker is already in Heaven, while others only wish to be.
- In conclusion, the word "surplice" reinforces the difference between the natural things (garden, family) that the speaker holds dear and the rituals of the church.
Learn more about the poem here:
brainly.com/question/17939335
Answer:
C). To express love by likening a loved one to a nice day.
Explanation:
The given excerpt is characterized as one of the most popular sonnet sequences of Shakespeare. Here, the speaker attempts to express his love by admiring the beauty of his beloved by comparing it to the summer season. He says that <u>the summer tends to be affected by the rough winds and unpleasant heat but his beloved's art remains mild, lovely, and temperate eternally</u>. Thus, <u>option C</u> is the correct answer where <u>the speaker prefers his beloved's beauty over a summer day as he feels that the latter would diminish but his love is eternal</u>.
Answer:
C. The water would become polluted.
Explanation:
Thames today is among one of the cleanest rivers across the globe and the question interrogates the impact of dumping wastes into it which would most likely be the pollution of water.<em> If people begin throwing the household waste into the river, it would lead to excessive water pollution again as it happened during 1830-60 when it became so polluted due to industrial and economic waste that it was affirmed to be dead biologically.</em> Around 10,000 people died due to water-borne disease Cholera as a consequence of the pollution of river Thames. Thus, if the people begin dumping again, it may lead to a situation worse than the previous spread of lethal diseases.
Answer:
B.To return the 200 pounds he received
