Answer:
C. They believe Arsat is spiritually powerful.
Explanation:
"The Lagoon" by Joseph Conrad is a short story that tells the story of the friendship of Tuan, a white man and his friend Arsat, a Malayan native man and also the death of Arsat's wife Diamelan. But as the story goes deeper, it is not just the loss of his wife but that also of his brother who had died trying to keep them safe when they first got married.
When Tuan arrived in Arsat's cabin, only he disembarked from the big canoe. the other men refused to get off, preferring to spend the night in the canoe. They know when Arsat "<em>proclaims that he is not afraid to live amongst the spirits that haunt the places abandoned by mankind. Such a man can disturb the course of fate by glances or words</em>", which made them try to steer way from his presence.
Answer:
Appearance is different from reality.
Explanation:
Gary Soto's short story "Broken Chain" is about a young boy's attempts to impress a girl he likes. The protagonist, Alfonso would clean himself up, making himself more presentable and cleaner than usual, even trying to change his crooked teeth. All these for the girl Sandra's attention. The story is full of an individual trying to appear like other people, making sure he does not appear inferior. The theme of appearance and reality is the main issue it this story and it is rightly seen through the character of Alfonso.
Answer:
They have a rhyme scheme of ABAB, CDCD, EFEF. The final two lines are a couplet and have the rhyme scheme GG. You can see the pattern with the last words of each line in the Shakespearean sonnet example noted above: A - sun.
Explanation:
Answer: A
Explanation: Because he mentions the positive fact (it want injury him) and the negative fact (it'll embarrass them)
Answer:
D. He uses metaphor to portray the government as something driven by greed and evil.
Explanation:
Option D is the correct answer.
Looking at the excerpt, we see that Thoreau actually uses metaphor. He likens the government as a machine. As all machines have their friction, there is need for some good in order to counterbalance the evil. The author sees that when the friction comes is likened to when oppression and robbery are set in and organized.
Metaphor is actually a figure speech that is used to compare two things. It is done without the use of "as" and "like".
