Read the excerpt from Midsummer by Derek Walcott. The leaf stems tug at their chains, the branches bending like Boer cattle under Tory whips that drag every wagon nearer to apartheid. Based on the allusion to Tory whips, readers can infer that the speaker thinks that most people do not think about the racial tension in England. oppressive political groups are a thing of the past. there are many examples of oppression throughout history. the racial tension in England is not affected by past events.

i think the answer is invented words, rhyming knack, alliteration, and, metaphor.

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the correct answer is d. in john paston's letter written friday, 14, 1476, he expresses his fear that he may have to go to war.

indeed, although the black death was ravaging europe, the pastons were relatively safe from it due to their social status as they were part of the landed gentry. it is clear that the vast majority of the victims of the pandemic were the poor. the reason why he is weary of having to go to war is because at the particular time england was also devastated by the war of the roses and paston, being a courtesan was inevitably involved.