William Blake's poem "The Chimney Sweeper" from his "Songs of Innocence," tells the story of how a small boy was forced into employment as child labor which was a common practice in England of that time. This poem is a generalization of the prominent case of child labor through which some families get their incomes.

Narrated from the small boy's perspective, the first stanza reads

When my mother died I was very young, 

And my father sold me while yet my tongue 

Could scarcely cry " 'weep! 'weep! 'weep! 'weep!" 

So your chimneys I sweep & in soot I sleep

It is clearly evident to see that the young boy's employment came at the death of his mother. His father sold him to be a chimney sweeper even before he could barely talk or speak.

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3 years ago

What does the speaker say about the main topic of the passage? he complains that happiness is hard to find. He praises the advan

Evgesh-ka [11]

In the passage from "Ode on a Grecian Urn" the speaker praises the advantages of being frozen in time as he watches the pictures on the urn. (option B)

<h3>What is the poem about?</h3>

"Ode on a Grecian Urn" is about time and living eternally.

The speaker watches the pictures painted on an urn.

He praises the fact that they will exist forever.

He sees them as eternally beautiful and happy.

"Ode on a Grecian Urn" is a poem by John Keats in which the speaker praises the happiness and beauty of the pictures painted on an urn. Unlike us, they are immortal, frozen in time, and will enjoy life forever.

With the information above in mind, we can choose option B as the correct answer.

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2 years ago

Wallace points out the phrase "being well-adjusted'... Is not an accidental term" (para.4); in the next sentence he refers to "t

weeeeeb [17]

Wallace places emphasis on the word "adjust" because he is addressing our realities and way of thinking as "default." He expresses the importance of paying attention to your surroundings, and adjusting to other perspectives and ways of thinking. He compares our ignored experiences to the water fish swim in but were never taught to notice.

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3 years ago