The Shakespearean sonnet is divided into 2 sections: The first 12 lines—which can be broken down further into quatrains—and the final 2 lines, which form a rhyming couplet. the shift between lines 12 & 13 is called the volta
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These people had the courage to help by providing hiding places, underground escape routes, false papers, food, clothing, money, and sometimes even weapons.
Thoreau mostly uses imagery to illustrate time in the excerpt. The second sentence is saying that he is in the midst of time/living, and he can "detect how shallow it is," meaning that he is aware that life is short and that the end is inevitable. Thoreau also describes time as being fleeting, but ever-present.
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<span>Some people say the bell cracked again in 1835 while it was tolling for John Marshall’s funeral.
John Marshall died in 1835, and it is said the bell tolled for his funeral. Using "while" as the conjunction in this sentence makes the sentence the clearest. If the bell cracked during an important funeral it would be more likely to become a legend rather than having the events of the funeral and the cracking happening at separate times. </span>