In the last stanza of "the nymph's reply to the shepherd," the nymph indicates that she wishes
a. the shepherd had not made his offer. c. the world were different so that she might accept the
shepherd's offer.
b. the shepherd had spoken sooner of his love. d. the world were different so that she might never
again fall in love with a shepherd.

Which of the following passages from the book best represents the author's use of symbolism? a. the photograph taken of the young enlisted men representing the horrors of war b. woody's mustache representing the government's hidden rules and regulations c. papa's fishing fleet representing his interrogation experience in the south dakotan military facility d. the large empty expanse of the firebreak representing jeanne's feelings of separation from her parents

Third-person omniscient narrators are likely to be reliable because they're impersonal and know everything about the story they don't care enough about the characters to lie none of the above both "a" and "b"

Read the following excerpt from life on the mississippi by mark twain. no girl could withstand his charms. he "cut out" every boy in the village. when his boat blew up at last, it diffused a tranquil contentment among us such as we had not known for months. but when he came home the next week, alive, renowned, and appeared in church all battered up and bandaged, a shining hero, stared at and wondered over by everybody, it seemed to us that the partiality of providence for an undeserving reptile had reached a point where it was open to criticism. how does twain's use of understatement serve his purpose? be sure to use specific details from the text to support your answer.