Answer:
The speaker has shown great respect and love towards his grandmother by composing the poem 'Grandmother' itself.
Explanation:
My first choice would be A. When you read the excerpt, how does it make you feel? That's your first clue to the answer. If they want something book specific, I would choose C.
Analyzing the following expressions:
The expressions above are oxymorons, meaning that they put together words whose meaning are contrasting. We would assume that, if something or someone is pretty, they cannot be ugly; if something is true, it cannot be a lie.
That, however, is not the real purpose of this rhetorical device. The apparent contradiction mentioned above is precisely that: apparent. It does make sense in context because the first word serves as an intensifier of the second word.
We can observe that in the following examples:
- The bruise on his leg after the accident was pretty ugly.
- I can't believe she said that to you! Those are true lies.
In both instances, the first words of the oxymoron are intensifying the second one. The cut wasn't merely ugly, it was very ugly. "Pretty" does not keep its original meaning in this context.
The same happens with the word "true". The lies told were extremely obvious. "True" does not keep its original meaning either.
The right answer for the question that is being asked and shown above is that: "D. Nemo agrees to let Aronnax and his friends return to land." when Nemo sinks the English ship, <span>Nemo agrees to let Aronnax and his friends return to land.</span>
