Which best explains the reason for the following paragraph from “speech to the troops at tilbury?
a)

the queen hopes the enemy will hear her words secondhand.

b)

the queen wants her subjects to know she is not commanding from above but will fight and die with them if necessary.

c)

the queen wants her subjects to know it is their duty to defend her.

d)

the queen is placing the defense of her country in god’s hands.

Read the following lines from wordsworth's poem and answer the question. for oft, when on my couch i lie in vacant or in pensive mood, they flash upon that inward eye which is the best paraphrase of these lines? despite being able to plant my own daffodils, i prefer remembering the ones by the bay. if i feel very sad, i look inside myself for courage to face the day with my eyes open. oftentimes, i become so tired and overwhelmed that i lay down and think of daffodils. when i am feeling empty or concerned, the sight of the daffodils comes to my mind.

The man took strong sharp sudden bites, just like the dog. the figurative language in this excerpt serves to a. give the convict animalistic qualities. b. provide a relatable example of how the convict ate. c. set a scary mood. d. use alliteration to catch the reader's attention.

How does athena disguise odysseus before he sees eumaeus?