Which excerpt highlights the theme of the fleeting nature of life?
but at my back i always hear
time's winged chariot hurrying near;
and yonder all before us lie
deserts of vast eternity.
(andrew marvell, " to his coy mistress)

and poppy or charms can make us sleep as well
and better than thy stroke; why swell'st thou then?
one short sleep past, we wake eternally
and death shall be no more; death, thou shalt die.
(john donne, sonnet 10)

of what is fit and not. forsake thy cage,
thy rope of sands,
which petty thoughts have made, and made to thee
(george herbert, "the collar")

thy beams, so reverend and strong
why shouldst thou think?
i could eclipse and cloud them with a wink,
but that i would not lose her sight so long;
(john donne, "the sun rising ")

What are the purposes of the underlined feature in this procedural text? select two options. to draw the reader’s attention to the steps of the procedure to set the purpose of the procedural text apart from its result to the reader decide which steps of the process to follow to separate the steps and the measurement information to indicate what equipment is needed to complete the process

What is the effect of narrator's word choice on the tone of this passage? the words "my heart shrank within itself" create a fearful tone. the words "wounded his fellow" develop a remorseful tone. the words "struck harsh upon my ears" suggest an irritated tone. the words "better-omened" set a hopeful tone. excerpt from "the cabuliwallah" by rabindranath tagore i was sitting in my study, looking through the accounts, when some one entered, saluting respectfully, and stood before me. it was rahmun the cabuliwallah. at first i did not recognise him. he had no bag, nor the long hair, nor the same vigour that he used to have. but he smiled, and i knew him again. "when did you come, rahmun? " i asked him. "last evening," he said, "i was released from jail." the words struck harsh upon my ears. i had never before talked with one who had wounded his fellow, and my heart shrank within itself when i realised this; for i felt that the day would have been better-omened had he not turned up.

The room was gaudy with its leather couch and purple walls