Answer:
In line 7 of "This World", the phrase "bore into" means:
a) dig a hole in
Explanation:
"This World" is a poem by American author Mary Oliver in which the speaker shows admiration for everything around her. She says she would like to write about "a world that / has in it / nothing fancy," but that seems to be impossible. Every little detail is filled with wonder, with beauty.
<u>In line 7, the speaker says, "The ants bore into the peony bud and there is a / dark / pinprick well of sweetness." Although not very common, the verb "to bore" means "to dig or cut a hole". The speaker sees beauty even in the holes the ants cut open in the flowers.</u>
Answer:
False
Explanation:
This is because many people are very happy to achieve scholarships.
Each of the following lines from "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" contains allusion except
A. "I am no prophet—and here's no great matter;"
B. "To say: I am Lazarus, come from the dead,"
C. "No! I am not Prince Hamlet, nor was meant to be;"
D. "I shall wear white flannel trousers, and walk upon the beach."
Read the following lines from "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock."
How do you explain a poem line by line?
In these paragraphs, the writer should explain the poem line by line in terms of these details, and he or she should incorporate important elements of rhyme, rhythm, and meter during this discussion. The student’s explication continues with a topic sentence that directs the discussion of the first five lines:
