Read the poem below and answer the question that follows. “spring” by edna st. vincent millay to what purpose, april, do you return again? beauty is not enough. you can no longer quiet me with the redness of little leaves opening stickily. i know what i know. the sun is hot on my neck as i observe the spikes of the crocus. the smell of the earth is good. it is apparent that there is no death but what does that signify? not only underground are the brains of men eaten by maggots. life in itself is nothing, an empty cup, a flight of uncarpeted stairs. it is not enough that yearly, down this hill, april comes like an idiot, babbling and strewing flowers. source: millay, edna st. vincent. “spring.” second april. new york: j. j. little and ives company, 1921. poetry foundation. web. 05 may 2011. which lines from the poem above illustrate personification? “april/comes like an idiot, babbling and strewing flowers.” “life in itself/is nothing/an empty cup, a flight of uncarpeted stairs.” “the smell of the earth is good./it is apparent that there is no death.” “the sun is hot on my neck as i observe/the spikes of the crocus.”

“April/Comes like an idiot, babbling and strewing flowers.”

Explanation:

Personification is a figure of speech that gives human performances, emotions, thoughts to objects, natural phenomena, abstract objects, animals and plants. These lines are an example of personification. The personification object is the month in a year- April. April has received human performances. It is described as a person who is not so clever, who talks nonsense or talks to much. One of the main characteristic attached to April is the first association to this month- flower, it is blooming and strewing.

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explanation:

as we know, the english language is spoken all over the world by native and non-native speakers and has become the most certain tool when it comes to communicating. businesses, schools, even romantic relationships depend on it to keep thriving. in addition, it is the language of the internet not only because most of the content available is in english, but also because people prefer to use it when talking to others, since it's the language everyone supposedly learns.

yet, there have been some current claims that chinese will soon take over as the most important language in the world. china's magnitude has never been more evident and doing business with the chinese is a gold mine for any country. we now see language schools offering chinese courses as commonly as english.

however - even though we cannot deny china's importance and the advantage it is when someone takes the time to learn the language their business contact speaks-, people in general seem to be ignoring the aspects that seem to keep english as the chosen one of languages. one of them has been mentioned above: it is the language of the internet. also, chinese people are still learning english, since it opens doors in communicating with practically everyone else, from every single country.

note: if this is not the sort of transition you need, let me know. : d