Read the poem “to one in paradise,” by edgar allan poe. thou wast all that to me, love, for which my soul did pine- a green isle in the sea, love, a fountain and a shrine, all wreathed with fairy fruits and flowers, and all the flowers were mine. ah, dream too bright to last! ah, starry hope! that didst arise but to be overcast! a voice from out the future cries, “on! on! ”- but o'er the past (dim gulf! ) my spirit hovering lies mute, motionless, aghast! for, alas! alas! me for me the light of life is over! “no more- no more- no more- ” (such language holds the solemn sea to the sands upon the shore) shall bloom the thunder-blasted tree or the stricken eagle soar! and all my days are trances, and all my nightly dreams are where thy grey eye glances, and where thy footstep gleams- in what ethereal dances, by what eternal streams. what theme of the poem does the third stanza reveal? a. there are losses from which people do not fully recover. b. after death, people can no longer witness nature. c. when loved ones die, people must rely on memories. d. the natural world is strong and resilient.

Read the excerpts from "the royal house of thebes" and "the story of a warrior queen." "we are women," she told her sister. "we must obey. we have no strength to defy the state." "choose your own part," antigone said. "i go to bury the brother i love." "you are not strong enough," ismene cried. "why, then when my strength fails," antigone answered, "i will give up." she left her sister; ismene dared not follow her. —"the royal house of thebes" again and again the romans were defeated, till it almost seemed as if the britons really would succeed in driving them out of the country. boadicea herself led the soldiers, encouraging them with her brave words. "it is better to die with honor than to live in slavery," she said. "i am a woman, but i would rather die than yield. will you follow me, men? " and of course the men followed her gladly. —"the story of a warrior queen" how are the archetypes presented in these two passages different? the first passage shows antigone as a warrior, and the second passage shows boadicea as a tragic heroine. the first passage shows antigone as a tragic heroine, and the second passage shows boadicea as a sage. the first passage shows antigone as a rebel, and the second passage shows boadicea as a warrior. the first passage shows antigone as a villain, and the second passage shows boadicea as a sage.