Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgastic future that year by year recedes before us. it eluded us then, but that's no matter—to-morrow we will run faster, stretch out our arms farther. . so we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.

which statement most accurately analyzes the aesthetic impact of the excerpt?

a. by explaining the american determination not to give up on our dreams, the author shows that the american dream is still alive.
b. by using a metaphor of a boat, the author leaves the reader feeling relaxed and comforted.
c. by summing up the idea that motivated gatsby, the author leaves the reader feeling beaten but determined to continue.
d. by connecting the pursuit of the american dream with that of the pilgrims, the author leaves the reader feeling patriotic.

Read the following poem carefully, and then answer the questions that follow. sonnet 73 by william shakespeare that time of year thou mayst in me behold when yellow leaves, or none, or few, do hang upon those boughs which shake against the cold, bare ruin'd choirs, where late the sweet birds sang. in me thou seest the twilight of such day as after sunset fadeth in the west, which by and by black night doth take away, death's second self, that seals up all in rest. in me thou see'st the glowing of such fire that on the ashes of his youth doth lie, as the death-bed whereon it must expire consumed with that which it was nourish'd by. this thou perceivest, which makes thy love more strong, to love that well which thou must leave ere long. comprehension what seasonal images do you see in this poem? how do these images contribute to the poem's tone of loss and sadness?