To compare a physical journey
to life is the most likely purpose for the poem.
<span>A poem is a piece of writing that partakes of the nature of
both speech and song that is nearly always rhythmical, usually metaphorical,
and often exhibits such formal elements as meter, rhyme, and stanzaic structure.</span>
Answer:
a. It is biased because it reflects an attitude about one of Thomas Young's ideas.
Explanation:
The given excerpt from "The Riddle of the Rosetta Stone" by James Giblin which became the inception for the study of ancient Egyptian history. In his book, Giblin projects the ideas and opinions of Thomas Young in his attempts to decipher the stone's hieroglyphics. Although Giblin believes Young may have contributed valuable information regarding the stone writings, he also believes that Young's ideas are sometimes biased.
Like for instance, in the given excerpt in the question, he mentions one such ideas of Young where he "<em>made a leap of the imagination"</em>. In cases such as this, it is important to find or provide actual proof, rather than depend on <em>"inspired hunches"</em>. Thus, this passage is a biased one as it reflects one of Young's attitudes.
It is important because someone might have a good idea or someone has an idea and someone may have a better one or they can compromise an idea. <span />
