Read the excerpt from act ii, scene v of  romeo and juliet. friar laurence:   these violent delights have violent ends, and in their triumph die, like fire and powder, which, as they kiss consume: the sweetest honeyis loathsome in his own deliciousnessand in the taste confounds the appetite: therefore love moderately; long love doth so; too swift arrives as tardy as too slow. what do the oxymoron and paradox in this excerpt illustrate about love? only love has the ability to overcome obstacles. nothing good ever comes from truly loving another. loving with restraint is the key to long-lasting love. true love causes one to lose the ability to reason.

Read the quotation from "an occurrence at owl creek bridge." and now he became conscious of a new disturbance. striking through the thought of his dear ones was a sound which he could neither ignore nor understand, a sharp, distinct, metallic percussion like the stroke of a blacksmith’s hammer upon the anvil; it had the same ringing quality. he wondered what it was, and whether immeasurably distant or near by—it seemed both. its recurrence was regular, but as slow as the tolling of a death knell. he awaited each stroke with impatience and—he knew not why—apprehension. the intervals of silence grew progressively longer, the delays became maddening. with their greater infrequency the sounds increased in strength and sharpness. they hurt his ear like the thrust of a knife; he feared he would shriek. what he heard was the ticking of his watch. which best describes the effect of the narration in the excerpt? it suggests that the man being executed feels tranquil and at peace. it suggests that the narrator is sympathetic to the man being executed. it suggests that the plot will become less tense as the story continues. it suggests that the story will become more intense and mysterious.

Which best explains the symbolism of changing weather in "the jilting of granny weatherall"?

How did the man from "to build a fire" put his life in danger?