Which best analyzes the symbolism of the fourth stanza of this excerpt? a) the darkness symbolizes the strange and unknown, building suspense by delaying the identity of the "late visitor." b) the darkness symbolizes the distinct and separate malevolence of the gods and nature. c) the darkness is just darkness and symbolizes a life filled with unfulfilled dreams and meaningless encounters. d) the darkness symbolizes the evil intention of the raven and the guilt of the speaker from past misdeeds.

Option A) The darkness symbolizes the strange and unknown, building suspense by delaying the identity of the "late visitor."

Explanation:

The darkness is a symbol used to denote the uncertain, unknown aspect of the future. It represents that which is unseen to the human eye, or that which cannot be easily deciphered by the human intellect. In addition, the darkness represents the uncertainty that the future holds. Thus, in this case, the author effectively used the symbolism of darkness to describe the unknown. Thus, in this case, the correct option will be option A which symbolizes the strange, unknown and uncertain suspense in the future.

i have read the novel roll of thunder hear my cry by mildred d. taylor.

1. this isn't like any other story i've read or watched because it is about a black family in mississippi right after slavery in the u.s. had become illegal. most of the novels i have read were about slavery. another point is that the author of the novel used symbolism in a way i haven't seen before. for example she uses thunder as something negative meaning something bad will happen. but by the end of the novel, she made thunder a good thing.

2.   one character that changed during the novel was stacey. stacey is the eldest child of the black logan family. around the begging of the novel stacey was avoiding the white boy jeremy simms. he had a dislike for jeremy's family. but at the end of the novel stacey began to like jeremy.

3. the author starts the novel with the problem that the children of the logan family have to avoid the white kid school bus while walking to school.

it the climax in the poem