Read the excerpt from society and solitude. solitude is impracticable, and society fatal. we must keep our head in the one and our hands in the other. the conditions are met, if we keep our independence, yet do not lose our sympathy. which best describes emerson’s argument in this excerpt? a. it is impossible to practice solitude and be a part of society, and a person must choose one. b. in order to balance society and solitude, one must maintain both independence and sympathy for others. c. being a part of society is preferable to being in solitude, as long as one has sympathy for others. d. practicing solitude is preferable to being part of society, because it allows a person to maintain independence.

B - in order to balance society and solitude, on emust maintain both independece and sympathy of others.

Explanation:

In the excerpt, the narrator states that on must be both in society and solitude 'keep our head in one and  our hands in the other'. The only way to do this is when 'conditions are met' to keep our independence and nout lose our sympathy.

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it's when i'm weary of considerations, and life is too much like a pathless wood where your face burns and tickles with the cobwebs broken across it, and one eye is weeping from a twig's having lashed across it open

answer to question #1: the simile that occurs in the text given (lines 43-47) is: ''life is too much like a pathless ''

explanation: a simile is a comparison of one thing with another thing and it is used to make a vivid description. it uses like or as. in the text, we can understand that the person is feeling weary of considerations and because of this, the person compares ''life'' to ''a pathless wood''.

answer to question #2: in this text we can understand that the word frost could mean anger, annoyance and bitterness, due to the fact that the person is stating that he/she is feeling weary of considerations and compares life to a pathless wood.

explanation: the word frost means coldness and something covered by ice crystals but looking at the comparison made in this text, we can understand that the word frost could mean anger, annoyance and bitterness, due to the fact that the person is stating that he/she is feeling weary of considerations therefore he/she compares life to a pathless wood.

its definitely second person : )

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