Read the excerpt from "Digging."
Till his straining rump among the flowerbeds Bends low, comes up twenty years away Stooping in rhythm through potato drills Where he was digging.
Which statement best explains the effect of the word "straining” in this excerpt?
A. It emphasizes that working in fields is difficult and strenuous.
B. It draws attention to the speaker’s connection to the field.
C. It suggests that the father does not want to plant new potatoes.
D. It reveals that potatoes were the main crop of Ireland.
Answer:
A. It emphasizes that working in fields is difficult and strenuous.
Explanation:
The statement that best explains the effect of the word "straining" in the excerpt is option A which says It emphasizes that working in fields is difficult and strenuous.
This is so because the meaning of the word "strenuous" means exerting force or energy to perform a difficult task and from the excerpt, the narrator explains straining in the field where he was digging which implies that working in the field is difficult and strenuous.
Answer:
The author's use of "No matter" implies his optimism involving the removal of the stain.
Explanation:
I don't have your passage, so I can't give you a full answer. However, the term "no matter" suggests that no matter what it takes, the stain will be removed.
Sonnet 130
My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun;
Coral is far more red than her lips’ red;
If snow be white, why then her breasts are dun;
If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head.
I have seen roses damask’d, red and white,
But no such roses see I in her cheeks;
And in some perfumes is there more delight
Than in the breath that from my mistress reeks.
I love to hear her speak, yet well I know
That music hath a far more pleasing sound;
I grant I never saw a goddess go;
My mistress, when she walks, treads on the ground:
And yet, by heaven, I think my love as rare
As any she belied with false compare.
Hope I can help you!
Answer:
for what? what was the reason?
The answers two and three are correct.
