Which set of lines in this excerpt from "easter, 1816" by w. b. yeats suggests that the speaker had only a limited acquaintance with the people he is writing about? i have met them at close of day coming with vivid faces from counter or desk among grey eighteenth-century houses. i have passed with a nod of the head or polite meaningless words, or have lingered awhile and said polite meaningless words, and thought before i had done of a mocking tale or a gibe to a companion around the fire at the club, being certain that they and i but lived where motley is worn: all changed, changed utterly: a terrible beauty is born. . hearts with one purpose alone through summer and winter seem enchanted to a stone to trouble the living stream.

Which statement is general rather than specific? a) "marian anderson was one of my favorite singers." b) "next thing you know, everything changed for marian." c) "she was born in philadelphia, the oldest of three girls." d) "marian's remarkable life story was an inspiration to me."

Read the excerpt below from "letter from birmingham jail" and then answer the question below: "my citing the creation of tension as part of the work of the nonviolent resister may sound rather shocking. but i must confess that i am not afraid of the word "tension." i have earnestly opposed violent tension, but there is a type of constructive, nonviolent tension which is necessary for growth. just as socrates felt that it was necessary to create a tension in the mind so that individuals could rise from the bondage of myths and half truths to the unfettered realm of creative analysis and objective appraisal, so must we see the need for nonviolent gadflies to create the kind of tension in society that will men rise from the dark depths of prejudice and racism to the majestic heights of understanding and brotherhood." how does king's repetition of the term "tension" impact the meaning of the text? dr. king says that he is afraid of the word tension and he doesn't think it is necessary. dr. king repeats the word tension to explain how he sees the word as a negative force that discourages change. dr. king repeats the word tension unintentionally, and it doesn't impact the meaning of the text. dr. king repeats the word tension to support how he views the word tension as positive and growth-producing.

The attitude the speaker in this poem holds toward himself can best be described as