In act ii, there is a scene where thoreau imagines a bell rope, tries to ring it, and hears no sound. he laments, "how do we make a sound? how do we break the silence? " what do you think thoreau means here?

Aman lives on the twelfth floor of an apartment building. every morning he takes the elevator down to the lobby and leaves the building. in the evening, he gets into the elevator, and, if there is someone else in the elevator -- or if it was raining that day -- he goes back to his floor directly. otherwise, he goes to the tenth floor and walks up two flights of stairs to his apartment.

What is the correct def of moif? an idea or object that recurs in a text

When reading a poem closely to interpret its meaning and nuances, what can give you clues about the theme of the poem? a the rhyme scheme b. the stanza structure c. the title of the poem d. the name of the poet