How can you tell if an author of a nonfiction piece is credible? a. if the author is considered an expert in his or her field b. if the author is well known and widely read c. if his or her writing appeals to the emotions d. if the author uses a lot of statistics to prove his or her point

You seal resign myself to you also i guess what you mean, i behold from the beach your crooked inviting fingers, i believe you refuse to go back without feeling of me, we must have a turn together, i undress, hurry me out of sight of the land, cushion me soft, rock me in billowy drowse, dash me with amorous wet, i can repay you. in this excerpt from "song of myself," which literary device does whitman use to address the sea? alliteration allusion apostrophe onomatopoeia

Modernist poetry explored the problem that arose from rapid urbanization and industrialization in the late 1800 and early 1900. which two lines in this excerpt from "the anecdote jar" by wallace stevens reflect the themes of barrenness and emptiness of modern life

"the only completely stationary object in the room was an enormous couch on which two young women were buoyed up as though upon an anchored balloon. they were both in white and their dresses were rippling and fluttering as if they had just been blown back in after a short flight around the house."