The Darkling Thrush I leant upon a coppice1 gate
When Frost was specter-grey,
And Winter's dregs made desolate
The weakening eye of day.
5 The tangled bine-stems2 scored the sky
Like strings of broken lyres3,
And all mankind that haunted nigh4
Had sought their household fires.
The land's sharp features seemed to be
10 The Century's corpse outleant,
His crypt the cloudy canopy,
The wind his death-lament.
The ancient pulse of germ and birth
Was shrunken hard and dry,
15 And every spirit upon earth
Seemed fervourless5 as I.
At once a voice arose among
The bleak twigs overhead
In a full-hearted evensong
20 Of joy illimited;
An aged thrush, frail, gaunt, and small,
In blast-beruffled plume6,
Had chosen thus to fling his soul
Upon the growing gloom.
25 So little cause for carolings
Of such ecstatic sound
Was written on terrestrial things
Afar or nigh around,
That I could think there trembled through
30 His happy good-night air
Some blessed Hope, whereof he knew
And I was unaware.
Which statement best evaluates the organizational structure of this poem?

The poem alternates between description to establish the setting and the speaker's mood and sequential order to outline the scene that makes the speaker re-think his attitude.

The poem alternates between description to establish the setting and the speaker's mood and sequential order to outline the scene that makes the speaker re-think his attitude.

The poem alternates between chronological order to relay the speaker's tale of encountering the thrush and comparison to show the difference between the speakers and thrush's attitudes.

The poem alternates between chronological order to relay the speaker's tale of encountering the thrush and comparison to show the difference between the speakers and thrush's attitudes.

The poem uses problem solution to describe the speaker's mood and how the thrush's song helps him resolve his feelings.

The poem uses problem solution to describe the speaker's mood and how the thrush's song helps him resolve his feelings.

The poem uses cause and effect to show how the speaker's attitude towards nature changes as a result of his encounter with the thrush.

The poem uses cause and effect to show how the speaker's attitude towards nature changes as a result of his encounter with the thrush.

Which excerpt from "the cask of amontillado" best infers what will be fortunato's downfall? the gait of my friend was unsteady, and the bells upon his cap jingled as he strode he had a weak point --this fortunato --although in other regards he was a man to be respected and even feared. he prided himself on his connoisseurship in wine. "nitre," i replied. "how long have you had that cough? " "my friend, no; i will not impose upon your good nature. i perceive you have an engagement. luchresi--" which of the excerpts below is an example of foreshadowing? how remarkably well you are looking to-day. but i have received a pipe of what passes for amontillado… "i have my doubts," i replied; "and i was silly enough to pay the full amontillado price without consulting you in the matter. there were no attendants at home; they had absconded to make merry in honour of the time. i had told them that i should not return until the morning, and had given them explicit orders not to stir from the house. i broke and reached him a flagon of de grave. he emptied it at a breath. his eyes flashed with a fierce light. he laughed and threw the bottle upwards with a gesticulation i did not understand. which excerpt from "the cask of amontillado" best summarizes the overall theme of the story? "for the love of god, montresor! " "yes," i said, "for the love of god! " he had a weak point --this fortunato --although in other regards he was a man to be respected and even feared. he prided himself on his connoisseurship in wine. a wrong is unredressed when retribution overtakes its redresser. it is equally unredressed when the avenger fails to make himself felt as such to him who has done the wrong. he turned towards me, and looked into my eves with two filmy orbs that distilled the rheum of intoxication. which excerpt from "the cask of amontillado" presents the reader with the initial conflict of the story? "i have my doubts," i replied; "and i was silly enough to pay the full amontillado price without consulting you in the matter. you were not to be found, and i was fearful of losing a bargain." the thousand injuries of fortunato i had borne as i best could, but when he ventured upon insult i vowed revenge. he had a weak point --this fortunato --although in other regards he was a man to be respected and even feared. he prided himself on his connoisseurship in wine. "the nitre! " i said; "see, it increases. it hangs like moss upon the vaults. we are below the river's bed. the drops of moisture trickle among the bones. come, we will go back ere it is too late. your cough --"

Which sentence in this excerpt from leo tolstoy’s the death of ivan ilyich suggests that ivan ilyich felt his family and friends didn’t understand him and neglected him?

Why witchcraft often the explanation for illness