Sita asked me, "will you help me?" (change into indirect speech)

What does vexed mean as it is used in the second stanza of "the second coming"?

Read this excerpt from the exposition in "the monkey's paw." father and son were at chess, the former, who possessed ideas about the game involving radical changes, putting his king into such sharp and unnecessary perils that it even provoked comment from the white-haired old lady knitting placidly by the fire. what is one piece of information you can infer about the story from this sentence? a. the father in the story is possessed, so he probably says insane things a lot. b. the woman in the story is knitting, so the characters probably don't have good clothes to wear. c. the father is playing chess with the son, but the son is not old enough to know the rules. d. since the father likes taking risks in a game, he might like taking risks in life as well.

Read the quotation from author fernando pessoa. literature is the most agreeable way of ignoring life. –the book of disquiet, fernando pessoa which statement best explains fernando pessoa's viewpoint about literature? pessoa uses literature as inspiration for daily life. pessoa believes that books people live fuller lives. pessoa believes that literature can be used to escape the routine of life. pessoa thinks that books prevent people from living productive lives.