Answer and explanation
In "The Pasture," you can perceive the tone of tranquility, since the speaker of the poem is constantly inviting us to participate in the simple and peaceful life of the farm, which despite being a busy environment, is an invigorating and pleasant place, with a rush different from the city, because unlike the city, the rush of the countryside brings good results.
In A Patch of Old Snow ", on the other hand, we are introduced to the tone of regret, as the speaker shows how he regrets not having enjoyed the snow, while it was beautiful and represented a beautiful symbol of winter. Unfortunately, the speaker left a good time to pass and he only noticed the snow when it became ugly and uncomfortable, that is, the speaker did not take advantage of a good opportunity in his own life.
Answer:
B. The excerpt provides background information on a character as part of the exposition.
Explanation:
Kate Chopin's "The Awakening" revolves around the story of a woman, Mrs. Pontellier, and her desire to be free to do the things she always wanted. The story is a feminist novella that focuses the main plot and theme around the desires and plans of the female character.
In the given excerpt, the author describes Mr. Pontellier, a supporting character to the main character. Richard is the husband of Edna Pontellier, and the given passage provides background information on him.
Thus, the correct answer is option B.
Answer: except
Explanation:
I can tolerate every player on the team except Hank, who seems to think he's the best volleyball player to ever live.
In this excerpt, we can read the conclusion of Victor Frankenstein about science: in the 19th century, scientists pursue their studies at any personal or moral cost:
"With a confusion of ideas only to be accounted for by my extreme youth and my want of a guide on such matters, I had retrod the steps of nowledge along the paths of time and exchanged the discoveries of recent inquirers for the dreams of forgotten alchemists. Besides, I had a contempt for the uses of modern natural philosophy. It was very different when the masters of the science sought immortality and power; such views, although futile, were grand; but now the scene was changed. The ambition of the inquirer seemed to limit itself to the annihilation of those visions on which my interest in science was chiefly founded. I was required to exchange chimeras of boundless grandeur for realities of little worth.
Such were my reflections during the first two or three days of my residence at Ingolstadt, which were chiefly spent in becoming acquainted with the localities and the principal residents (..)"
When the objective of the science experiments is only the recognition, the need for making something original and spectacular, to be regarded by other scientists the results could be terrible. For example, the creation of the poor monster of Frankenstein story.
