Select the correct answer. Which sentence best describes this excerpt from Shakespeare's Sonnet 130?
My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun;
Coral is far more red, than her lips' red;
If snow be white, why then her breasts are dun;
If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head.
I have seen roses damasked, red and white,
But no such roses seel in her cheeks;
KD A.
The poet uses unusual metaphors to imply the intensity of his love.
U B.
KIC!
The poet admits that his mistress falls short of poetic ideals of beauty.
The poet expresses his contempt for poetic ideals of beauty.
The poet conveys his disillusionment with his mistress.
D.

Sister carrie, chapter ii theodore dreiser how does the author prepare readers for the last full paragraph of this passage? a) the author introduces carrie by showing readers the similarities between carrie and her sister, who is married to a hardworking man. b) the author introduces carrie as the jealous sibling of minnie, who works hard to make carrie feel welcome without upsetting her own marital balance. c) the author introduces carrie as an observant and young woman who notices the routine of her sister and brother-in-law, with whom she is staying. d) the author introduces carrie as a rather selfish and naive young woman who accepts the hospitality of her sister and brother-in-law until she can find a job in the city.