Read the excerpt below and answer the question. was this the face that launched a thousand ships and burnt the topless towers of ilium? which best explains how the underlined image contributes to the meaning of the passage? the “topless towers of ilium” signify the holiness of the heavens; this parallels the holy nature of faustus’s ambitions. the “topless towers of ilium” represent the walls around heaven; the significance is that faustus will not touch them, but will burn in hell. the “topless towers of ilium” were believed to be indestructible, but helen led to their ruination; this parallels faustus’s downfall. the “topless towers of ilium” give the idea that heaven will be inaccessible to faustus, because of his mistakes.

Read this adapted excerpt from a famous poem by john keats. this poem is about a beautiful vase with intricate shapes and patterns. you, silent form, do tease us out of thought as does etemity: cold pastorall when old age shall this generation waste, you shall remain in the middle of other woe than ours, a friend to man, to whom you say "beauty is truth, truth beauty that is all you know on earth, and all you need to know what is the poet saying when he writes that "old age shall this generation waste"? the poet is expressing his dread of growing older the poet is mourning the changes he sees in his "generation." the poet is saying that beauty is illusionary and short-lived. the poet is saying that people don't live long; life is brief