In emma lazarus' the new colossus, the poet refers to the united states as though it were female. considering the time period in which this sonnet was written, why is this ironic?

What is edwin's character inferences in dust by charles grayson? ?

Read the excerpt from the time traveler's guide to elizabethan england.simon forman, who does attend plague sufferers, is a rare exception: this is because he has himself survived the disease and believes he cannot catch it again. however, his remedy amounts to little more than avoiding eating onions and keeping warm. he has a recipe for getting rid of the plague sores that will afflict you afterward if you survive the disease; but that is a very big "if.” it seems the best advice is provided by nicholas bownd in his book medicines for the plague: "in these dangerous times god must be our only defense.”which lines best summarize the excerpt?

Whatever crawls in is trapped. is the noun clause - whatever crawls? is the function of the noun clause the subject of the verb trapped?