Question

1) In "To a Poor Old Woman," how does the image of ripe plums "seeming to fill the air" affect the poem?

Answer 1

1) In "To a Poor Old Woman," how does the image of ripe plums "seeming to fill the air" affect the poem?

It helps stress the idea that the woman, though poor and old, is greatly soothed by the simple pleasure of eating the plums.

is the only ans dat makes sense.

2)In "To a Poor Old Woman," how does the woman herself serve as a symbol?

She represents the true happiness that can be experienced by partaking in life's simple pleasures, which helps give the poem its optimistic mood.

is the right ans as the poem is optimistic

3)In “Goodbye to All That,” how does Joan Didion’s comparing her feelings for New York to the love one feels in a romantic relationship affect the tone of the narrative?

It helps create the narrative's sentimental, wistful tone.

as the romantic relationship is sentimental

4) In "Goodbye to All That," Joan Didion writes that the days before she "knew the names of all the bridges were happier than the ones that came later."

Which evidence from the text best supports the idea that her first years in New York were better than her last years in the city?

"Everything that was said to me I seemed to have heard before, and I could no longer listen. I could no longer sit in little bars near Grand Central and listen to someone complaining of his wife’s inability to cope with the help while he missed another train to Connecticut."

5) How does the allusion to the Garden of Eden in Paragraph 2 affect this passage?

It suggests that the grounds are beautiful and comfortable.

Answer 2

1. It helps stress the idea that the woman, though poor and old, is greatly soothed by the simple pleasure of eating the plums.

2. She represents the true happiness that can be experienced by partaking in life's simple pleasures, which helps give the poem its optimistic mood.

3. It helps create the narrative's sentimental, wistful tone.

4. "Everything that was said to me I seemed to have heard before, and I could no longer listen. I could no longer sit in little bars near Grand Central and listen to someone complaining of his wife’s inability to cope with the help while he missed another train to Connecticut."

5. It suggests that the grounds are beautiful and comfortable.