In this excerpt, the narrator notes that usher is "alternately vivacious and sullen." which pair of phrases from the passage most clearly illustrates this contrast between being "vivacious" and being "sullen" in usher's behavior? a. animated/brooding b. balanced/impulsive c. concerned/exclusive d. complicated/menacing

A. Animated/ brooding

Being animated is a form of being vivacious. Animated behavior or an animated person is characterized by energy, enthusiasm, liveliness, action and vigor.

Brooding on the other hand is similar to being sullen. Brooding involves engaging and appearing in deep thoughts of anger, pain or resentment. 

i don't know exactly what it's asking, but either one of these pairs would

her; him

edith; sam

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b. the poet identifies with private people.

    in the stanza, dickinson states she doesn't wish to seek fame and recognition from the public eye. nor is she afraid of authority figures, and you can definitely tell she isn't hiding something. more as she identifies with private people, who are not known by the community