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iren [92.7K]
3 years ago
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PART A: In "The Glittering Noise," what does the figure of speech "Silk and muslin / brush my hands like moths / passing by" sug

gest about the speaker's impression of the past as she encounters it through old diaries? A She finds the past eerie and rather frightening. B She finds the past delicate and elusive. C She finds the past dry and uninteresting. D She finds the past forcefully alive.
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Diano4ka-milaya [45]3 years ago
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Answer: im an A english student so i can do my best! im not familiar with that book tho cld u comment some context?

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