Which of the following statements accurately describes the works of Sophocles? a)Over one hundred of his plays have survived and still exist today. b)His work is not as well-received by modern-day critics as it was during his time. c)Only seven of one hundred and twenty plays survive today, and they are considered literary classics. d)Shakespeare often used the work of Sophocles as inspiration for his plays.

i think its a.

an ugly duckling is teased by the other ducklings. when she grows up, however, the ducklings discover that she is a beautiful swan

first of all the mood needs to be defined: it is obviously a mood of deceitful relief and serenity. why? because the cape horn is one of the most violent maritime regions of earth and although it has been left behind, it is a personification of ahab’s delirium and the fact that the end of the passage speaks about it about being “hidden” but “raving” immediately conveys the feeling the calm is not permanent but fleeting.

furthermore, the oxymoron “mild stun'sails” is the first instance of such feeling as the adjective “mild” is associated with “stunned” underscoring the fleeting nature of this “tranquil” moment. and the contrasts keep piling up, with the opposition between “dark den” and “blessed light and air” to end with the final conclusion that leaves the reader with the uneasy knowledge that this is just a reprieve.

the characters are fiction but they are based off of people that were reaky in that situation