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How does the rhyme scheme enhance the theme of the poem?
It reflects the mood of fear that teenagers feel in their high school years.
It offers insight into the clothing choices of teenagers.
It emphasizes the intense nature of the speaker's thoughts and actions.
It mimics the serenity of the setting in the poem.

What is the speaker telling the grecian urn in these lines from “ode on a grecian urn”? he wishes the urn could talk so he could hear its stories. he knows the urn will still be around for others to see after he is dead. he fears that when he gets old, the urn will suffer because nobody else will take care of it. he wishes the people frozen on the urn could warm up and come to life.

When a progressive tense is used in the independent clause, the dependent clause typically uses the tense.

What structure does the poet employ in the first stanza of "the second coming"? a) he gives examples that point to a problem of lost innocence in modern society. b) he warns of an effect that results from avoiding traditional customs. c) he compares and contrasts innocence and violence. d) he argues that society promotes its problems.