Stanza 1
The poet begins by saying, “Nothing” and adds that he has missed nothing as they (teacher and students) realized that he (the absentee) was not there and hence they were sitting quietly for two hours. with their hands on the desks. It is a kind of sarcastic answer.
Stanza 2
In the next stanza, the teacher’s anger comes out. He tells the absentee that he taught the lessons which covered 40% of the term syllabus and also assigned the students a quiz which is worth 50% of the term paper’s marks.
Stanza 3
The tone again shifts to sarcasm. According to the teacher, he (student) missed nothing as the course has no values or meaning. So he should remain absent as all the activities that take place in the class have no purpose for himself as well as for the absentee.
Stanza 4
In the 4th stanza, the poet says that shortly after he began teaching an angel just appeared that told about the ways to attain wisdom for the life and also that this is the last class after which they will have to spread the good news to the world.This stanza is a satire on the religious faiths like Christian and Jewish religious practices and beliefs. It was believed that angels descend from the sky to impart knowledge to the clergy who afterwards spread that message (good news) to the commoners.
Stanza 5
The tone again reverts to sarcastic. the teacher asks the student how anything can happen in the class without him (student) being present there.
Stanza 6
In the final stanza, the teacher says that the classroom is a world full of human experiences which were assembled for him (student) to grab, examine and understand. It was an opportunity which he has lost now.
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In "Hamlet", Act I, Scene II, Claudius and Gertrude as Hamlet to cheer up, and tell him that every living thing has to die, so it is useless to keep mourning for his father. Hamlet answers that he is suffering more than they can see, nothing can express the way he feels. Then Claudius says that everybody loses his father because it is a law of nature and tells Hamlet to stop mourning because it is a crime against God, against the dead and against nature. Claudius then tells Hamlet to start thinking of him as his new father and treat him in this way. And he also asks Hamlet not to leave Denmark.
A source of conflict that I am aware of in American culture now is Racism It is a social conflict it is a modern issue And to resolve the conflict i say we as a people should unite and treat each other equally how long might that take who knows i say it will take a while but I believe it can be done.
Answer: 4.the second clause contains a quotation.
Explanation:
Colons (:) are used in sentences to show that something is following, like a quotation, example, or list. A colon can be used to separate two independent clauses when a) the second clause is directly related to the first clause (not just vaguely related) and b) when the emphasis is on the second clause.
