During a dubbing ceremony, what did touching a sword to the back of a knight's neck represent?
a. that it was the only blow the knight would receive without fighting back
b. that the squire had died and the knight was born
c. that the knight now belonged to the noble
d. that it was the hand of god blessing the knight

Nthis poem by ruskin bond, what does the use of the word heart-beats suggest about the narrator's attitude toward life?

Analyze lowell’s use of symbolism in the poem “for the union dead.” explain how lowell’s use of symbolism to develop one or more themes in the text.

Read the excerpt from the land. of my brothers, i was closest with robert. i suppose, in part, being the same year's children made us close, but there were other things too. we had been together practically since birth, and we always took care of each other. when i got into trouble, robert was there to pull me out of it if he could, or at least to see me through it, and i did the same for him. the passage provides evidence of why paul and robert have physical conflicts. paul and robert avoid social conflicts. paul is the least influenced by robert. paul is motivated to ask robert for .