C. Passionate. He talks about his heart and the way she makes her feel
Answer and explanation:
Note: I'm writing according to my responses while I read the story. Feel free to change anything to make it true for yourself.
Unlike readers at the time when the story was published, I've found it amusing and intelligent. At first, I assumed Mrs. Mallard would be another simple, shallow, tragic character. Her reaction after hearing of her husband's presumed death seemed quite normal, since she looked devastated. For an instant I thought she would die from her heart condition even though her sister and friend were careful while giving her the news. However, to my delight and surprise, Mrs. Mallard finds enlightenment at that sad moment. Her house and her husband have meant confinement for her. She has been obedient, submissive, impotent her whole life. As she locked her bedroom door, I thought she wouldn't know what to do without Mr. Mallard. But she looked out the window, saw the beautiful world that did not stop existing due to her husband's death, and realized she was finally free. The story suddenly got a thousand times more interesting. This woman, this seemingly shallow character, is actually deep and colorful. She has a will to live that had been buried. Now that the main symbol of her oppression as a woman is gone, she is at liberty to feel, think, and do as she pleases. It was comically tragic when she indeed died of her heart condition upon finding out her husband was alive. I hoped the story would end with Mrs. Mallard leaving the house and heading towards her new life. Still, the irony of the situation is amusing. Other characters assumed she died of happiness when we, the readers, know she died of disappointment.
The first sentence could be by itself and still not a run on but the other is dependent on the subject of the first sentence. I think it's one independent and one dependent.
Answers with Explanations:
1. Describe what is parallel in these lines?
Answer:<u> Lines 1-4</u> are parallel because the lines started with the subordinate conjunction "when." This makes the lines<u> "subordinate clauses."</u> The use of "when" makes it clear that the event is happening<u> during that time</u>.
Aside from this, the lines also used past tense for every line <em>(learned, ranged, shown and heard).</em>
Explanation: The question is related to the poem entitled, "When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer," written by<em> Walt Whitman</em> in <em>1865.</em>
2. What impressions of the astronomer's lecture does the parallelism create?
Answer: Parallelism creates the impression that the lecture of the astronomer is<em> a serious matter because it mentioned about figures, columns, charts and diagrams. </em>It also taught the audience to use thei<u>r mathematical skills</u> by adding and dividing. This proves the lecture as something similar to that of learning a skill.
