Read the lines from the poem "Nothing Gold Can Stay." But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf.

What is the connotative meaning of the word subsides?

blooms

weakens

falls

ends

0313hethis excerpt was written by olaudah equiano, anwhat is the primary purpose of this passage? enslaved african who was taken to barbados. read thepassage, then answer the question.o to create sympathy for enslaved workerstheir huts, which ought to be well covered, and the place ! o to demonstrate a typical day of labor on a plantationdry where they take their little repose, are often opensheds, built in damp places, so that when the pooro to compare the living conditions of plantationowners and enslaved workerscreatures return tired from the toils of the field, theycontract many disorders, from being exposed to theto show ways housing on plantations could havedamp air in this uncomfortable state.been improved-sugar changed the world,marc aronson and marina budhosintrodone

Read the passage from animal farm. as clover looked down the hillside her eyes filled with tears. if she could have spoken her thoughts, it would have been to say that this was not what they had aimed at when they had set themselves years ago to work for the overthrow of the human race. these scenes of terror and slaughter were not what they had looked forward to on that night when old major first stirred them to rebellion. if she herself had had any picture of the future, it had been of a society of animals set free from hunger and the whip, all equal, each working according to his capacity, the strong protecting the weak, as she had protected the lost brood of ducklings with her foreleg on the night of major's speech. instead—she did not know why—they had come to a time when no one dared speak his mind, when fierce, growling dogs roamed everywhere, and when you had to watch your comrades torn to pieces after confessing to shocking crimes. there was no thought of rebellion or disobedience in her mind. she knew that, even as things were, they were far better off than they had been in the days of jones, and that before all else it was needful to prevent the return of the human beings. whatever happened she would remain faithful, work hard, carry out the orders that were given to her, and accept the leadership of napoleon. but still, it was not for this that she and all the other animals had hoped and toiled. it was not for this that they had built the windmill and faced the bullets of jones's gun. such were her thoughts, though she lacked the words to express them. what was most likely orwell’s purpose for writing this passage? to show that clover is more sensitive to violence than the others to remind readers of major's speech and the original rebellion to present napoleon as a cruel leader unworthy of the animals’ support to represent misled followers and their dashed hopes for better lives

Which phrase most closely matches the meaning of the word pleasantries in this excerpt from susan glaspell's trifles? county attorney: (as one turning from serious things to little pleasantries) well ladies, have you decided whether she was going to quilt it or knot it? a. tea cakes b. trivial talk c. foolish actions d. childish behavior