One major effect the king james bible had as a literary work at the time of its first printing was that it a. established latin as the main ecclesiastical language. b. contributed to the expansion of fiction written in england. c. greatly advanced the use of irony in contemporary works. d. dramatically increased the literacy rate of the population.

In me thou seest the twilight of such day, as after sunset fadeth in the west, which by and by black night doth take away, death's second self that seals up all in rest. —"sonnet 73," william shakespeare read the second quatrain of “sonnet 73,” and then answer the questions. what is the best paraphrase of these lines? what is the central idea of these lines?