This excerpt from the "los Angeles Sunday Times" (June 1899) might reflect <span>society’s discomfort with women’s emerging independence in 1899 (option A). It is suggested that the author of the book (Kate Chopin) wrote an "</span>unhealthy introspective and morbid in feeling as that sort of woman must inevitably be".
I would say that the lines which show us how desperate the poet is are the following:
"... helpless in my throes, Biting my truant pen, beating myself for spite--"
As you can see here, the poet says he is helpless, meaning that he cannot find inspiration to write what he wants to write. Therefore he is desperate for some inspiration, which is why he is biting his truant pen in order to show how anxious he is to get his inspiration back.
Most people are comfortable with the idea of a noun, but they may not feel so confident when it comes to the noun clause. A noun clause is a group of words acting together as a noun. These clauses are always dependent clauses. That is, they do not form a complete sentence. Take a look at some sample sentences containing noun clauses to understand their purpose and function.
Id Definitely Say Shocked, But More Aware.
