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A. Major Themes in “I Dwell in Possibility”: Power of poetry, nature, and joy are the major themes of this poem. Throughout the poem, the poet tries to develop the idea that poetry possesses an ultimate power and that it is superior to other genres of literature.
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The inclusion of the swimming competition is important because it shows a defeat for Beowulf and humanizes him, in addition, this defeat makes some people doubt the ability of Beowulf to win Grendel in a battle.
Explanation:
Beowulf and Brecca have a silly swimming competition to test which one is a better swimmer. During the competition, Beowulf is attacked by sea monsters and ends up losing to Brecca, who becomes the best swimmer in the region.
This defeat makes many doubt whether Beowulf is really capable of defeating Grendel. Because the battle against Grendel will not be silly and easy and Beowulf was unable to defeat a simple man in a silly swimming competition.
This teaches us that Beowulf, despite all his strength and heroism, is a human being, like so many others, susceptible to failure and defeat.
Answer:
The sentence that is punctuated correctly is:
1. I wouldn't eat those cabbages if I were you.
Explanation:
We may be tempted to add a comma when we see "if" in a sentence, but we must think twice before we do. <u>We will only need that comma if the clause that contains the "if" is the first one.</u> For example:
- If you see her, tell her to call me.
However, <u>when the if-clause is the second one, there is not need for the comma at all:</u>
- Tell her to call me if you see her.
With that in mind, we can choose the first option as the correct one:
1. I wouldn't eat those cabbages if I were you.
