Milton begins Paradise Lost by stating the theme of the epic, which is one of several epic conventions.
The first sentence of the poem is actually quite lengthy and tells the reader the poem will involve "Man's first disobedience, and the fruit Of that forbidden tree..." etc. etc.
Other conventions: the style is elevated and formal, and the setting is vast in scope.
Stupefaction means to be in a senseless state, equivalent to stupefy.
Apply thoroughly to avoid skin damage
Answer: A
Explanation:
Because the word inference means "a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning." This means that when the question asks the process of gathering objective information you would make inferences. Summarizing is when you give/tell the overall idea or the point of a text someone/something. Making observations is almost the same so if this is wrong it is probably D.