<span>The correct answer for this question is that Shelley called this poem a Dirge because it is so sad and somber. A dirge refers to a funeral song, so through the title Shelley is leading the reader to know exactly what to expect from the poem's atmosphere and tone.</span>
<span>The concern with getting daughters married into good families pervades Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice and forms a large part of the social mannerisms that the novel mocks. The lines in this excerpt that one of the Bennet parents make an ironically false claim about having gone to great lengths to achieve that goal is to be present in almost every party the Bingley and Darcy proposes.</span>
I think D is the best answer choice. for a work written around the time of the salem witch trials, you can better understand why extreme fear and condemnation of witchcraft might show up, and the author's purpose is a major thing to understand a work. C doesn't really make sense, because historical context is based on facts, so the context doesn't so much help you understand an author's attitude/opinion. B is true to some degree, but D is still a stronger answer as B is somewhat circular; historical context is an inherent part of a historical character? and A doesn't even make sense to me but i personally would go with D
The root words are ers, ed, ing
