The correct answer is the second option - <span>to occur unexpectedly and have destructive or harmful effects.
</span>Here, the word struck is just a past form of the verb to strike, meaning to happen unexpectedly and have dire consequences, like an earthquake can hit California, in this case. The final definition is a noun, and does not fit in the context of the original sentence.
First person. The only exception is if they are talking about someone else. Or whiting about someone else
What is true of symbolism? I think the answer is number 4. in literature, symbolism is used because it gives meaning and it represents something in a story which gives an effect to the readers in which they can relate it with their lives.
Answer:
he cannot believe that many people cannot straight away choose one candidate.
Explanation:
In the article "Undecided", David Sedaris points out to those American voters who can't make up their mind to vote for the right candidate. In fact, Sadaris says that he can't actually believe such people exists in the country.
Sedaris is appalled by people's undecided decision when they have already seen or heard the campaigns of both the candidates. He says that voting system in the country is democratic and its civility is impressive.
However, he cannot believe that many people cannot straight away choose one candidate. Instead when the time comes for the actual voting, they end up choosing the wrong candidate.
Answer:
<em>Smart lad, to slip betimes away
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<em>From fields where glory does not stay,
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<em>And early though the laurel grows
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<em>It withers quicker than the rose.</em>
Explanation:
A. E. Housman's elegy "To an Athlete Dying Young" talks of the mortality of man and how everything is insignificant in front of death. The poem deals with the themes of victory, death, transience, youth, etc.
From the first four stanzas of the poem, the third stanza emphasizes temporary fame and prestige. In this stanza, the speaker reveals how<em> "glory does not stay" </em>and <em>"though the laurel grows, it withers quicker than the rose." </em>These two lines seem to signal the temporary nature of fame and prestige, which all seem insignificant and useless when a person dies.
