Read the excerpt from the poem "Barbara Frietchie."

In her attic window the staff she set,

To show that one heart was loyal yet.

Up the street came the rebel tread,

Stonewall Jackson riding ahead.

Which best describes the rhyming couplets in this excerpt?

A. The first focuses on Barbara's actions and the second on Jackson's.

B. Both focus on the actions of Barbara.

C. Both focus on the actions of Jackson.

D. The first focuses on Jackson's actions and the second on Barbara's.

The option that best describes the couplets is:

A. The first focuses on Barbara's actions and the second on Jackson's.

Explanation:

The first couplet is:

In her attic window the staff she set,

To show that one heart was loyal yet.

This is about Barbara's action of placing the flag outside the attic window. Barbara is an old woman who is showing her loyalty to her country by hanging the flag where everyone can see it.

The second couplet is:

Up the street came the rebel tread,

Stonewall Jackson riding ahead.

The focus here is not on Barbara anymore, but on Jackson. He and the rebels are marching up the street. The following couplets will reveal that, upon seeing the flag, Jackson orders his men to shoot. Barbara then reacts by appearing at the window, holding the flag, asking those men to respect it.

We can safely say, thus, that the first couplet focuses on Barbara's actions, while the second one focuses on Jackson's.

animal farm, written by george orwell, is a representation of russia after the revolution that led stalin to take over power.

in this excerpt, the central idea seems to be that the animals (a representation of society), when they believe to be working for a greater good and equality, are obedient and productive. they were convinced that, after expelling the owner (jones) from the farm, they would live in harmony and be fairly treated.

as we know, the pigs become the leaders and grow more selfish and dictatorial with time. in the end, they look and act in a way so similar to humans that it is impossible to tell the difference. the ideals of equality are shattered, and the farm turns out to be worse than it was before. the animals are manipulated with false propaganda and forced to work in order to enrich the pigs.

hello mate, can you add the lines 206-247?