A10 foot rope ladder hangs over the side of a boat with the bottom rung on the surface of the water. the rungs are one foot apart, and the tide goes up at the rate of 6 inches per hour. how long will it be until three rungs are covered?

Modernist poetry explored the problem that arose from rapid urbanization and industrialization in the late 1800 and early 1900. which two lines in this excerpt from "the anecdote jar" by wallace stevens reflect the themes of barrenness and emptiness of modern life