Read the poem below and answer the question that follows. "apology" by richard wilbur a word sticks in the wind’s throat; a wind-launch drifts in the swells of rye; sometimes, in broad silence, the hanging apples distil their darkness. you, in a green dress, calling, and with brown hair, who come by the field-path now, whose name i say softly, forgive me love if also i call you wind's word, apple-heart, haven of grasses. source: wilbur, richard. "apology." collected poems: 1943–2004. orlando: harcourt books, 2004. print. what would a formal interpretation of the poem focus on? a reflection of patriarchal society in the poem the author's biography and psychology the reader's interaction with the poem the literary qualities and elements

Which statement best summarizes the author’s claim?

How can behavioral science be applied in improving public health? a.by tracking a disease to determine its sourceb.by creating promotions that improve health habitscboth by tracking a disease to determine its source and by creating promotions that improve health habitsd.neither by tracking a disease to determine its source or by creating promotions that improve health habits

Which lines in this excerpt from act ii of william shakespeare’s romeo and juliet reveal that mercutio thinks romeo would be better off if he stopped thinking about love? mercutio: i will bite thee by the ear for that jest. romeo: nay, good goose, bite not. mercutio: thy wit is a very bitter sweeting it is a most sharp sauce. romeo: and is it not well served in to a sweet goose? mercutio: o here's a wit of cheveril, that stretches from an inch narrow to an ell broad! romeo: i stretch it out for that word 'broad; ' which added to the goose, proves thee far and wide a broad goose. mercutio: why, is not this better now than groaning for love? now art thou sociable, now art thou romeo; now art thou what thou art, by art as well as by nature: for this drivelling love is like a great natural, that runs lolling up and down to hide his bauble in a hole. benvolio: stop there, stop there. mercutio: thou desirest me to stop in my tale against the hair. benvolio: thou wouldst else have made thy tale large. mercutio: o, thou art deceived; i would have made it short: for i was come to the whole depth of my tale; and meant, indeed, to occupy the argument no longer.