Hello. This question is incomplete. The full question is:
In the poem, the phrase "sill of shade" refers to _____. The narrator of this poem is _____.
First Blank Choices:
A. The edge of time
B. The edge of a hill
C. The loss of a life
D. A Window Sill
Second Blank Choices:
A. The athletes father
B. A reflective onlooker
C. The athlete's lover
D. A young athlete
Answer:
1)C
2) B
Explanation:
The expression "sil of shade" is an allegory that represents the end of life, that is, death. This shows that the poem brings a reflection on the moment when life is finished, how this end is inevitable and it is not possible to escape it. This reflection is passed on to the reader through the words of the speaker of the poem, who is also reflecting, which shows that he is a reflective thinker.
Not rushing and slowing down and going through and explaining each slide
Answer:Discovered in the attic in which she spent the last years of her life, Anne Frank’s remarkable diary has become a world classic—a powerful reminder of the horrors of war and an eloquent testament to the human spirit.
In 1942, with the Nazis occupying Holland, a thirteen-year-old Jewish girl and her family fled their home in Amsterdam and went into hiding. For the next two years, until their whereabouts were betrayed to the Gestapo, the Franks and another family lived cloistered in the “Secret Annexe” of an old office building. Cut off from the outside world, they faced hunger, boredom, the constant cruelties of living in confined quarters, and the ever-present threat of discovery and death. In her diary Anne Frank recorded vivid impressions of her experiences during this period. By turns thoughtful, moving, and surprisingly humorous, her account offers a fascinating commentary on human courage and frailty and a compelling self-portrait of a sensitive and spirited young woman whose promise was tragically cut short.
--back cover
Explanation:
Answer:
The poet sees “the fog grow thick” in front of his eyes. This “soon made blind his ken”, meaning making him almost blind, by affecting his senses. The fog “made tall men of boys, and giants of tall men” as it affected
