Read the following lines:
the somerset, british man-of-war
a phantom ship, with each mast and spar
across the moon, like a prison-bar,
which of the following statements best explains the meaning of the figurative language, "like a prison-bar"?
the british ship is a phantom, like the moon, that cannot be imprisoned.
the night is a prison to everyone, the british, the colonists, and even the ship.
the mast looks like it imprisons the moon, like the british imprison the colonists.
the somerset is sailing away from the bay, fighting for its freedom.

What poetic devices does shakespeare use in these lines? select all that apply. they are prose. they are blank verse. they are rhyming couplets they are in iambic pentameter.

"and these i address to all females that would be married, or are already so; not that i suppose their sex more faulty than the other, and most to want advice, for i assure [women], upon my honour, i believe the quite contrary; but the reason is, because i esteem them better disposed to receive and practice it, and therefore am willing to begin, where i may promise myself the best success." this statement from franklin's "rules and maxims for promoting matrimonial happiness" best demonstrates his use of criticism to argue his point his use of common sense to appeal to women his use of flattery to gain women's attention his use of facts to prove his point

What is the effect of narrator's word choice on the tone of this passage? the words "my heart shrank within itself" create a fearful tone. the words "better-omened" set a hopeful tone. the words "wounded his fellow" develop a remorseful tone. the words "struck harsh upon my ears" suggest an irritated tone.