Read the following excerpt from The First Men in the Moon then answer the question below.

Exactly as he came against the sun he stopped, pulled out a watch, hesitated. Then with a sort of convulsive gesture he turned and retreated with every manifestation of haste . . .
Based on the excerpt, what can the reader infer about Mr. Cavor?

He does not like to be out in the sun.
He adheres to a strict schedule.
He has an illness that causes seizures.
He is afraid of Mr. Bedford.

Read these sentences from "the yellow wallpaper." the color is repellent, almost revolting; a smouldering unclean yellow, strangely faded by the slow-turning sunlight. it is dull yet lurid orange in some places, a sickly sulphur tint to others. what tone does the author create with the word choice? o a. beautiful o b. disgusted o c. happy o d. silly

Read the passage from a vindication of the rights of woman. that the society is formed in the wisest manner, whose constitution is founded on the nature of man, strikes, in the abstract, every thinking being so forcibly, that it looks like presumption to endeavour to bring forward proofs; though proof must be brought, or the strong hold of prescription will never be forced by reason; yet to urge prescription as an argument to justify the depriving men (or women) of their natural rights, is one of the absurd sophisms which daily insult common sense. does wollstonecraft maintain an objective tone in the passage? yes, because she uses objective language such as “society is formed in the wisest manner.” yes, because she uses objective language such as “it looks like presumption to endeavor.” no, because she uses subjective language such as “though proof must be brought, or the strong hold.” no, because she uses subjective language such as “absurd sophisms which daily insult common sense.”

How does the underlined figurative language contribute to the meaning of the poem?