What does the phrase "purpled thy nail" refer to in this excerpt from "the flea" by john donne?

cruel and sudden, hast thou since
purpled thy nail in blood of innocence

a. an injury the speaker's beloved incurred as he wooed her
b. the shared blood of the speaker and his beloved in the flea
c. the loss of the beloved's innocence symbolized by the flea
d. the beloved's sudden cruel treatment of the speaker

Choose the word with a more positive connotation to replace the one in italics in sentence below. mandy's taste in fashion is questionable a. unique b. inappropriate

Which of the following sentences most clearly uses topical organization? a. do you have problems with mosquitoes and gnats? fabulous exterminators can ! b. we've gathered at this conference to discuss three things: poverty, war, and disease. c. killer bees have spread up from south america into mexico and the united states. d. first, gather all the painting supplies you need. next, lay them out on a work bench.

The harlem renaissance dawned in an era of pervasive racism and segregation. although legally "free," many african americans were still bound by ideas that had their roots in the slavery of earlier centuries. identity and freedom are important ideas presented in many of the poems from the harlem renaissance. furthermore, the values of identity and freedom are not unique to particular times and places. as hughes expresses in "dream variations," all humans want to be able to develop their identities in freedom. what role does freedom play in the poems you read in this unit? what is required of a society to enable each individual to be true to his or her identity and be free to live by that identity? write about at least three of the poems, describing how the poet uses imagery to depict freedom and identity, the lack of it, or the desire for it.