It is a metaphor for troubles and hard times. He says that these "clouds" are now gone, and this is due to the fact that "the winter of his discontent" is over, due to the joyous reign of king Edward IV.
Answer:
B. I treasure the brooch, but it is not my most valued possessions.
Explanation:
"The Courage that My Mother Had" (1949) is an elegy written by Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892-1950) to honor her mother. Millay was an American poet and playwright.
The meaning of the given line is captured by statement in option B. The first line <em>"I have no thing to treasure more:"</em> clearly shows that she treasures nothing more than the golden brooch, meaning the brooch is very important and precious to her. The second line<em>"yet, it is something I could spare."</em> contradicts the first statement by saying that she could still spare the brooch, meaning she could let the brooch go (if need be).
Options A and D are incorrect because they are opposite of what is said in the first part of the given line.
Option C is incorrect because there is no mention of courage and its value in the given line.
Answer:
A. Jackson relies on long, flowing sentences, whereas Rutledge relies on short, direct sentences.
Explanation:
Writing techniques and the use of language are the difference between Andrew Jackson’s address to the Congress and Michael Rutledge’s “Samuel’s Memory”. Jackson’s sentences are long and very often not really to the point, which makes him very intelligent, while on the other hand, Rutledge uses short and simple sentences that are to the point and not go around and around.
Answer: B. Salt and rust are corrosives that have damaging effects on a city’s infrastructure.
Explanation: in a text, a main idea is important information that tells more about the overall idea of a paragraph or section of a text. In the given excerpt from "The City Without Us” by Alan Weisman we can see the description of how the salt used on the roadways on winter, is very corrosive because it eats steel, and it also says that with no people, there won't be salt, but there will be rust which is also corrosive. According to this information, the main idea of the paragraph is best represented by option B: Salt and rust are corrosives that have damaging effects on a city’s infrastructure.
