Read the excerpt from Midsummer by Derek Walcott. The leaf stems tug at their chains, the branches bending like Boer cattle under Tory whips that drag every wagon nearer to apartheid. Based on the allusion to Tory whips, readers can infer that the speaker thinks that most people do not think about the racial tension in England. oppressive political groups are a thing of the past. there are many examples of oppression throughout history. the racial tension in England is not affected by past events.

- a.) the man dies after he is unable to keep a fire lit.

b : the uninhabited house represents the narrator's feeling of emptiness.

c: the blind street symbolizes the aimless and drab life on north richmond street.

d: the consciousness of decent lives symbolizes a comparison of neighbors' lives.

another character. imagine that section narrated in first person point of view from one of the character's perspective, and rewrite it in the space below, attempting to use a similar writing style as the original author. then, in a second paragraph, consider this: are you able to explore some of the same ideas and themes when viewing the situation from the character's first person point of view, as compared to when it is narrated from london's third-person limited roosevelt's inaugural address of march 4, 1933 yet our distress comes from no failure of substance. we are stricken by no plague of locusts. compared with the perils which our forefathers conquered because they believed and were not afraid, we have still much to be for. what is the effect of formal language and word choice on the speaker's tone? select each correct answer. it creates a conceited tone. it creates a pessimistic tone. it creates a reassuring tone. it creates a determined tone. it creates a condescending tone.