Discuss the difference of word such as slashing and piercing, along with any other words you may know to be associated with swords and justify why they would not work as well as Milton's original choice of grinding. Quote to work with
"…then Satan first knew pain, And writh’d him to and fro convolv’d; so soreThe grinding sword with discontinuous wound Passed through him."

Which is one of the reasons that swift gives for his proposal? a.) the threat of harvesting babies would engourage stronger discipline among the young b.) thereis a famine inthe land, nd the children are plentiful c.) the meat of the irish infandts goes well with many dofferent vegetables d.) children would become valuable property

Read the first stanza of wallace stevens's 'the anecdote of the jar' below: i placed a jar in tennessee, and round it was, upon a hill. it made the slovenly wilderness surround that hill. which of these is the best paraphrase of the stanza? o a. when i placed a jar outside in tennessee, it seemed to dominate all of nature. o b. the round jar i put on a hill looked strange amidst the wildness of nature o c. i put a round jar on a hill in tennessee, and the jar made the wilderness surround it. o d. i placed a jar on a round, wilderness-covered hill in tennessee.

'the dragon wakes', is a metaphor for a big event in this chapter. what is the event? how does moon shadow's beliefs about dragons him to understand what is happening