Read these lines from beowulf. he realized that the demon was going to descend on the hall, that he had plotted all day, from dawn-light until darkness gathered again over the world and stealthy night-shapes came stealing forth under the cloud-murk. read this excerpt from grendel. thus i fled, ridiculous hairy creature torn apart by poetry—crawling, whimpering, streaming tears, across the world like a two-headed beast, like mixed-up lamb and kid at the tail of a baffled, indifferent ewe—and i gnashed my teeth and clutched the sides of my head as if to heal the split, but i couldn’t. which statement best compares the two excerpts? a. grendel is described as an unfeeling creature in beowulf, but he is a sensitive and emotional character in grendel. b. grendel seems comical and ridiculous in beowulf, but he seems calm and calculating in grendel. c. beowulf acts cowardly in beowulf, but he behaves like a fearless hero in grendel. d. beowulf feels sympathy for grendel in beowulf, but he is jealous of grendel in grendel.

The correct answer is A.

In the first passage, Grendel is described as a demon, a creature creeping in the darkness, waiting to attack.

On the other hand, in the second passage, Grendel is shown as a suffering character, grieving, crying, trying desesperately to stop the pain he was feeling.

the price of our current war is high; it costs money and it costs lives.

but it does not cost our pride. it does not cost the guilt that would arise from knowing that we did nothing to intervene while our neighboring nations fell to despotic leaders.

it does not cost the terror of knowing that our allies are unstable. it does not cost the fear that we, too, will be next to fall.

which sentence most accurately explains why the speaker's use of the parallel structure is effective in this passage?

a. it underscores that disagreement will not be tolerated and will be dealt with swiftly.

b. it makes the speaker seem like a decisive and capable leader.

c. it emphasizes reasons to fight and inspires listeners to aid the war effort.

d. it establishes the speaker's credibility by acknowledging the difficulties of war.

yes its b

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