The theme of Christina Georgina Rossetti's poem "Helen Grey" is, beauty isn't everything. We know this to be true because the Rossetti describes Helen Grey as "handsome" and "proud" but also says "But so you miss that modest charm / Which is the surest charm of all." This shows the reader that Helen Grey is very attractive and takes pride in her attraction. However, she has let her beauty go to her head, resulting in an unpleasant personality that no man has found her attractive. The last four lines of the poem "Helen Grey" support the its main theme by drawing the reader's attention to the reality of age and time. Time will continue to go by causing Helen to grow old, wrinkly, and gray. Time will pass and with it, Helen's beauty shall pass too. If she does not change her ways, she will be left with and unattractive personality, and face.
Answer and Explanation:
Cleft sentences are used to connect something previously understood to new information or to emphasize something by placing it in a different clause. When we use this type of structure, we are basically dividing a piece of information into two clauses. It is common to use <em>it</em> or <em>wh-</em> words to form the cleft sentence.
1. I don't like a manager who acts like a tyrant. = What I don't like is a manager who acts like a tyrant.
2. We're looking for someone who is a team player. - What we are looking for is someone who is a team player.
3. He would prefer to walk to the theater. - What he would prefer is to walk to the theater.
4. She wrote the most popular mystery novel of the year. - It was she who wrote the most popular mystery novel of the year. / What she wrote was the most popular mystery novel of the year.
5. We saw the most dangerous snake in the world. - What we saw was the most dangerous snake in the world. / It was the most dangerous snake in the world that we saw.
6. She had a terrible case of the flu. - What she had was a terrible case of the flu.
7. I don't understand why someone took my headphones. - What I don't understand is why someone took my headphones.
Answer:
<em>The correct option is D) The statement expresses a belief that may not always be true.</em>
Explanation:
A fact is something that has been proven through abundant experimentation with each time giving the same results. A fact cannot be changed as it has been thoroughly tested through experimentation. Whereas, an opinion is just a view of a person or a group of people on a certain issue.
As the scenario in the question is not proven and just a view of the r=writer hence, it is an opinion. It may or may not be true.
8. Basketball is generally better than tennis. I chose this because the author picked basketball and its best qualities.
9. The boy and the old man are very poor, but they are happy it is referenced in the passage and Patrasche is the dogs name.
10. The old man and boy were never able to make enough food. They were poor and didn't have a big garden to grow an abundance of food.
That's my take on the questions, hope it helps you.
