In anthem, the city has numerous rules and controls. why do these exist? what is their purpose? do you think the society that equality envisions creating at the end of the story would include any of these rules and controls? explain why or why not.

What is meant by “eternally burning black pipes”? what is this implying about the personality of the firemen?

Which literary device has emily dickinson used in these lines? how dreary to be somebody! how public, like a frog to tell your name the livelong day to an admiring bog! metaphor alliteration simile allusion

Read the passage. when mother’s fever persisted for a week, father summoned our family doctor. dr. blakemore applied leeches to mother’s skin in hopes of reducing the amount of blood in her body. despite the doctor’s efforts, she languished in bed for three more days before her appetite returned and she requested a thin broth. our dear cook, mrs. davis, prepared the broth and delivered it to my mother directly, eager to ease her discomfort. what can readers infer about the time period of the passage?