Read the excerpt from the Iroquois Constitution. I am Dekanawidah and with the Five Nations confederate lords I plant the Tree of the Great Peace. I name the tree the Tree of the Great Long Leaves. Under the shade of this Tree of the Great Peace we spread the soft white feathery down of the globe thistle as seats for you, Adodarhoh, and your cousin lords.

Which is used as a symbol in the passage?

soft feathery down of the globe thistle

the shade of this Tree

I am Dekanawidah

your cousin lords

I believe it would be: The shade of this Tree

Explanation:

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d. pushing his plate away from the edge of the table idk what the other guy was trying to

boccaccio employs the voice of his narrator dioneo to represent his ideas on the tension between masculinity and femininity.  while dioneo excites the members of the brigata and recognizes women for their unique skills and independent ideas, he concludes the decameron with a story reminiscent of the society from which these young aristocrats escaped, revealing misogynistic overtones.  dioneo boccaccio is able to explore the gender disparity which is inherent in 14th century florentine society.