Which universal theme does this poem build on? brave, brave were the soldiers (high named to-day) who lived through the fight; but the bravest press'd to the front and fell, unnamed, unknown. (from "the bravest soldiers" by walt whitman) heroism death and rebirth salvation love and duty

Which three sentences in this excerpt from arthur conan doyle's "the contest" suggest that the author's tone is mocking?

In hard times by charles dickens, mr. gradgrind’s name can be interpreted in several ways. the selection supports all of the following interpretations except he grinds out graduates who are similar to each other as if he were running a factory he grinds the importance of facts into students’ heads he grinds down children by crushing their imaginations he grinds his teeth together, suggesting his intolerance for fantasy

How does the author foreshadow trouble in the prison? support your answer with explicit textual evidence.