In "The Carp," by Yun Wang, the use of the carp to represent something deeper is an example of Synecdoche. The carp is used to represent the pain and injustice of her father’s imprisonment. “The Carp is dedicated to Wang’s father, and many of the poems in her little book tell stories from that period.
Remember, a symbol is an object that takes on a meaning other than its literal meaning.
In the poem, the carp is literally a fish that takes on a deeper meaning. Confucius named his son Carp, and his son died young. The speaker's father was imprisoned and beaten. Therefore, the carp represents sadness and pain.
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<em>C. the nation, and since then,</em>
Exclamation: If you're joining two sentences together you need a comma to do so. By placing a comma after "nation" and "then" you are making a run-on sentence.
Answer: The word because is a linking word and the semicolon isn't appropriate where there is a link So no the semicolon won't work :)
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C. or interruptions can make people feel that their ideas are not worth listening to.
Explanation:
In the beginning of the passage, the author states that, A, Sometimes people interrupt because they think their answer is superior and yours is unimportant. Also it states, "When you do interrupt, your answer could be perceived as putting someone down..."
So "interruptions can make people feel that their ideas are not worth listening to" is an answer supported by the text. For that reason, C is our answer.
