8)
Which statement is the BEST description of a theme of this story?
A) Lute players do not make good farm workers.
B) Lute players can be very powerful and dangerous.
C) Woodland animals can be tamed by the power of music.
D) Bosses need to be more appreciative of the talents of their workers.

From “the raven” by edgar allan poe but the raven, sitting lonely on the placid bust, spoke only that one word, as if his soul in that one word he did outpour. nothing farther then he uttered—not a feather then he fluttered— till i scarcely more than muttered, “other friends have flown before— on the morrow he will leave me, as my hopes have flown before.” then the bird said, “nevermore.” in this excerpt, what is the speaker saying the raven will do? a. it will certainly die. b. it will leave immediately. c. it will leave the next day. d. it will befriend the speaker.

Messalla frowns at the wide circular cover, for a moment returning to his own fussy world.

Listening is also important because you spend more time listening than participating in any other communication activity. in fact, you spend more time listening to others than doing almost anything else. typical americans spend more than 80 percent of any average day communicating with other people l. they spend 45 percent of that communication time listening to others. which sentence states the main idea?