On the advice of a well-meaning "friend," I booked a visit to Gaffe Salon. My "friend" had raved that Gaffe would take me "from drab to fab." But as soon as the stylist draped the plastic cloak over me, I knew something was amiss. The cloak smelled of old hair and cheese. I asked for another, and that one was even worse! By this point, my stylist seemed annoyed, with much sighing and shaking of the head. But as she snipped and whisked and curled and blew, she seemed to regain her earlier enthusiasm, every so often stepping back to admire her work and nod wisely. When I finally looked in the mirror, I was dismayed. Somehow, the stylist mistook my disappointment for delight. To add insult to injury, she whipped my foul-smelling cloak off with a flourish, proclaiming me a work of art. Which sentence best summarizes the author's position?

What is the meaning of each underlined word in these excerpts from "a modest proposal" by jonathan swift? i think it is agreed by all parties, that this prodigious number of children in the arms, or on the backs, or at the heels of their mothers, and frequently of their fathers, is in the present deplorable state of the kingdom, a very great additional grievance; and therefore whoever could find out a fair, cheap and easy method of making these children sound and useful members of the common-wealth, would deserve so well of the publick, as to have his statue set up for a preserver of the nation. some persons of a desponding spirit are in great concern about that vast number of poor people, who are aged, diseased, or maimed; and i have been desired to employ my thoughts what course may be taken, to ease the nation of so grievous an incumbrance. the word prodigious means . the word desponding means .

In this excerpt, romeo’s reaction to light illustrates his tiring work schedule. budding romance. gloomy mood. religious faith.

Answer fast. read the excerpt below and answer the question. i will tell you the tale of my wanderings and of the “herculean” labors, as i may call them, which i endured only to find at last the oracle irrefutable. socrates’ use of the word “herculean” in this excerpt from the apology is an example of what literary device? allusion metaphor onomatopoeia simile