"His mother was a strange, fey woman"
Answer:
"Standing as we do upon the watch tower of human freedom"
Explanation:
"The watch tower of human freedom" is an example of a metaphor, comparing human freedom to a watch tower.
This question is incomplete because the options are missing; here are the options:
Which character trait of Sherlock Holmes does this excerpt from "The Adventure of the Speckled Band" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle illustrate?
A. His ambitious nature
B. His perfectionist nature
C. His tendency to be cautious
D. His powers of observation
The correct answer is D. His power of observation
Explanation:
In this excerpt, the narrator describes how the detective Sherlock Holmes noticed the stains of mud in the jacket of the woman, and based on this evidence Holmes knew this woman had traveled on a train recently. This discovery requires specialized observation and analysis. Indeed, this shows Sherlock Holmes' power of observation because he was keen enough to notice the smears and then reach a valid conclusion as the woman admits Sherlock's conclusion is true "and came in by the first train to Waterloo."
Answer:
yourself's expectations and desires
Explanation:
is it doesn't matter what others want or expect of you, only what you want and expect of yourself. This poem is about the decision the soul made about the society she wanted to be a part of.