Both hubbell's and dickinson's poems use the word whip to describe what a snake looks like. which best contrasts these descriptions? a. both authors use the same word to show that the snake is dangerous. b. dickinson's use of the word whip is serious and realistic, while hubbell's use of whip is playful and imaginative. c. hubbell's use of the word whip is realistic and timid, while dickinson's use of the word whip is carefree and casual. d. both authors use the word whip to show that snakes are often treated cruelly.

The CORRECT answer is:

Dickinson's use of the word whip is serious and realistic, while Hubbell's use of whip is playful and imaginative.

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there are two central themes in  the miracle worker: that the human spirit can triumph over even the most daunting of disabilities and that a dedicated teacher can transform the lives of those with whom he or she comes into contact. these inspirational themes have long been personified in the widely known true-life relationship between helen keller and annie sullivan, but  the miracle worker  also dramatizes collateral issues that extend beyond the particular case. underlying helen’s process of learning basic principles of what annie terms “obedience” (decorum, etiquette, and hygiene), there are more universal lessons of self-governance—the inculcation of self-restraint instead of willfulness, the development of self-discipline instead of self-indulgence. only when these lessons have been mastered can helen begin to acquire language—which, annie says, “is to the mind more than light is to the eye.”