Read the poem “roses,” by george eliot.

you love the roses—so do i. i wish
the sky would rain down roses, as they rain
from off the shaken bush. why will it not?
then all the valley would be pink and white
and soft to tread on. they would fall as light
as feathers, smelling sweet; and it would be
like sleeping and like waking, all at once!

what is the main style difference between “roses” and "night"?
a.“roses” uses iambic pentameter.
b.“roses” uses a more modern form.
c.“night” uses a rhyme scheme.
d.“night” uses trochaic pentameter.

Read this passage from "the city without us" by alan weisman: which statement best explains how the structure of the passage supports the author's purpose? a. the passage traces several events in the order that they will occur to highlight how nature conquers human civilization. b. the passage shows that natural forces such as an absence of predators and an increase in the squirrel population can lead to destructive results. c. the passage shows that natural forms such as an absence of predators and human hunters can lead to the reforestation of new york city. d. the passage identifies how two natural forces are co-dependent - the deforestation of new york and the extinction of squirrels.