Based on context clues in the passage, what is the most likely meaning of distraught?

Why are reading and writing necessary in today’s world?

In the first line of each stanza, the author follows the pattern of a noun followed by a pair of adjectives. what is the purpose of this pattern?

Read the definitions. shear = v., to cut sheer = adj., thin soar = v., to fly at a great height sore = adj., feeling pain if you look through the curtains, you can watch the birds over the ocean. which homophones correctly complete the sentence? sheer, soar shear, sore shear, soar sheer, sore