Answer: E) Death is a dignitary who when he comes announces is to be received with formal manifestations of respect, even by those most familiar with him.
Explanation:
Personification is a type of figurative language in which human traits are given to something that is not human. Objects are given emotions, desires, speech, gestures, etc.
In <em>An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge</em>, Ambrose Bierce gives human qualities to death. In this excerpt, death performs the action of announcing, and is referred to as 'he'. Death is personified as a <em>dignitary</em> - someone who receives respect.
Answer:
B.
Explanation:
From the given definitions of the word abstract in the question, the synonym that best relates to the word abstract is option B, that is, summarize.
<u>The word abstract is derived from the Latin words 'ab(from)+trahere(draw off).' That means to summarize or to draw out the important points from something</u>.
In the given sentence, the word abstract is used as a verb to ask the medical students to summarize the important information from the related case studies.
So, the correct option is D.
Explanation:
He is saying "compared to this love we share". The whole poem is centered around the supremacy of their love above all else. In the preceding line, he states that she is all states and he is all princes, and that nothing else is. Compared to their divine and regal love, princes are only imitating their greatness with their meager possessions.
