Read the excerpt from "rhapsody on a windy night." the lamp hummed: "regard the moon, la lune ne garde aucune rancune, she winks a feeble eye, she smiles into corners. she smoothes the hair of the grass. the moon has lost her memory. the french line “la lune ne garde aucune rancune” translates to “the moon never holds a grudge.” which best describes the meaning of this line?

i have heard the mermaids singing, each to each.

i do not think they will sing to me

active voice: my father cut the tree.

passive voice: the tree was cut by my father.

active voice: people buy newspapers every day.

passive voice: newspapers are bought (by people) every day.

active voice: people have been using movies as political propaganda since world war ii.

passive voice: movies have been used as political propaganda since world war ii.

active voice: donna gave me my birthday present.

passive voice: i was given my birthday present (by donna). / my birthday present was given to me (by donna).

active voice: mom will leave the keys on the counter.

passive voice: the keys will be left (by mom) on the counter.

the words in parentheses are the agent of the passive voice and can be omitted when obvious, generic, or simply unnecessary.