Read the excerpt below and answer the question. then be not coy, but use your time, and while ye may go marry: for having lost but once your prime, you may for ever tarry. herrick, “to the virgins, to make much of time”; lines 16-20) based on this context, the word coy most likely means humorous pastoral shy virginal

in the quotation from passage, connie willis states that literature is a way for authors from the past to communicate with readers of today. we can read their stories, books, and other texts to learn lessons about life. willis refers to these lessons as messages “from beyond the grave.” willis has a favorable viewpoint about the timelessness of literature.