Answer:
Based on the lines, the two interacting central ideas of the poem are:
B. Events happen in life regardless and often contrary to one's attempts at prediction, and we cannot stop troubles but instead just protect ourselves.
Explanation:
"Storm Warnings" is a poem by Adrienne Rich in which the speaker analyzes how little we can do in terms of predicting and changing the outcome of things. She has instruments to help her see time and weather, but she "know[s] better than the instrument." She did not need a weather glass to know a storm was coming. Also, the weather glass may warn her, but it cannot do anything to protect her. She must protect herself.
The same idea can be extended to life in general. Having a clock does not mean we are masters of time. Life events will come, independently of how well we can foresee them, and there is not much we can do to stop them. All we can do is protect ourselves: ". . . the wind will rise, / We can only close the shutters."
With that in mind, we can choose letter B as the best option.
<span>"crops withered, curled up, then died under the thirsty sun"
</span><span>"morning in July a hurricane came out of the east snapping their roots and tearing them out of the earth"
</span><span>"a voice that seemed to rumble out of the earth itself"</span>
Answer:
A. It identifies the parts of a roller skate, while the text defines the purpose of each part.
Explanation:
Based on the excerpt, there is an explanation given about how to take proper care of a roller skate to make it last longer and be more durable.
The narrator advises on letting the skates air dry after every use, if they have leather boots, cleaning the bearings and oiling them too.
Therefore, the diagram enhances the meaning of the text by identifying the parts of a roller skate, while the text defines the purpose of each part.
