Which sentence from the passage contains personification? A.
Ives had to tell him, “Please don’t try to make things nice! All the wrong notes are right. Just copy as I have it—I want it that way.”
B.
He remembered his childhood and made it the loving subject of his compositions, but he gave those memories a strange sound.
C.
Charles later tried placing some musicians offstage during a performance and others onstage.
D.
Later Charles would say that too much of the music written “lets the ears lie back in an easy chair.”

the price of our current war is high; it costs money and it costs lives.

but it does not cost our pride. it does not cost the guilt that would arise from knowing that we did nothing to intervene while our neighboring nations fell to despotic leaders.

it does not cost the terror of knowing that our allies are unstable. it does not cost the fear that we, too, will be next to fall.

which sentence most accurately explains why the speaker's use of the parallel structure is effective in this passage?

a. it underscores that disagreement will not be tolerated and will be dealt with swiftly.

b. it makes the speaker seem like a decisive and capable leader.

c. it emphasizes reasons to fight and inspires listeners to aid the war effort.

d. it establishes the speaker's credibility by acknowledging the difficulties of war.

second person

explanation:

note the heavy uses of "you", "your", as well as "he".

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the present continuous is a verb tense which is mainly used to indicates that an action is in progress at the moment of speaking.  

it is formed using: person + verb to be (am/is/are) +verb + - ing form  

example: i am studying at this moment .

in addition, the present continuous is also used in order to express things that will or will not happen in the near future.

example: i am having dinner with some friends tonight.

the speaker sometimes   uses it   to express that an action is repeated and it causes irritation on the part of the speaker

example: my sister is constantly complaining about everything.