Read the passage below. how does the connotative meaning of the word "bonds" to determine the meaning of the sentence?

its fingers spread like fine spun gold
gently nestling us to the fold
like silken thread it holds us fast
bonds like this are meant to last.

Look up the information for as many of these sources aspossible and write the works cited entry for each one. (you may make up dates and editions where necessary for the purposes of this exercise.)1. mark twain’s  the mysterious stranger2. a dictionary entry for the word  castigation  from  merriam-webster  (any edition)3. an article in  cosmopolitan  magazine by jennifer grant called “all you need to know”4. an encyclopedia entry for the name “geraldine ferraro” from  world book encyclopedia5. a website article titled “welcome to oz” with no listed author or publisher and no corporate affiliation

What element of dante's inferno shows the reader that he wants to expose corruption in the church? a. by placing many church leaders among the sinners in hell b. by changing his own personality to create the dante character c. by allowing virgil, a well-respected poet, to be his guide d. by setting his story in hell and following the biblical description of hell2b2t

How does the literature of this period influence future generations of american literature? where have you seen traces of these themes and how were they presented in the other literature you read?