The answer is D.It strengthens the conflict by revealing the severity of
the punishments that one convicted of spying will face. This is because
the excerpt specifically mentions when the punishment and the reason of
the punishment in full details making it an obvious choice for an
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Answer:
The Chorus delivers another short sonnet describing the new love between Romeo and Juliet: the hatred between the lovers’ families makes it difficult for them to find the time or place to meet and let their passion grow; but the prospect of their love gives each of them the power and determination to elude the obstacles placed in their path.
Explanation:
The prologue to the second act reinforces themes that have already appeared. One love has been replaced by another through the enchanting power of the “charm of looks,” and the force of parental influence stands in the way of the lovers’ happiness. This prologue functions less as the voice of fate than the first one does. Instead it builds suspense by laying out the problem of the two lovers and hinting that there may be some way to overcome it: “But passion lends them power, time means, to meet, / Temp’ring extremities with extreme sweet”
Past participle is the answer
The poet says about the poetry that poem should be read slowly and understood well over a period of time.
<u>Explanation:</u>
The poem "Unfolding bud" has been written by a Japanese poet whose name is Naoshi Koriyama. The poem compares the growing and the flowering of a water lily to the process of the understanding of a poem.
The poet in this poem says that it is very important that in order to understand the poem well, the poem should be read slowly and understood over a period of time.