Reread two poems from the lesson, both titled "Alone," Which sentence best state a recurring theme in the two poems--as well as others written about moments of solitude?

1.Solitude awakens the senses to the beauty of nature.
2.Solitude can be calming unless one thinks too much.
3.Solitude reminds people of all their blessings in life.
4.Solitude is a painful state that wears down the soul

Which of the following best explains why the author chose the compare-and-contrast structure for paragraph 2

What is darrow’s main argument and the claims he makes in this excerpt? a. darrow argues that even if the boys are horrible monsters, their deaths will not solve the problems of society; he claims that society wants the boys to be executed because people enjoy watching public executions. b. he argues that the people who should be held responsible for the crime are leopold’s and loeb’s parents since they neglected their sons; he claims that leopold and loeb were jealous of the boy they killed because he had expensive belongings they could not afford. c. darrow argues that the boys should not face the death penalty; he claims they both suffer from mental illnesses that make them unable to tell the difference between a dream and reality. d. he argues that leopold and loeb, particularly dickie loeb, should not be executed; he claims they were teenagers who didn’t have proper adult guidance, so they are not responsible for what they did.

What exaggeration about him smiley does the narrator of the notorious jumping frog of calveras county make