My House, It Cries Read line 2 What is suggested by the
speaker's use of the word "complains in this
line?
This noisy house of mine
Complains so much of the time.
Out of bed, as my foot hits the ground
A creaking moon begins to sound.
It shows that the speaker is annoyed by the
needs of the house,
"Help, please help loose floorboards say,
But I must hurry to begin my work day.
"Help, please help' they still insist
I
"Later" I say, and yet they persist
It shows that the speaker is bothered by the
requests of clients.
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Then, in the kitchen a soggy surprise.
I look up at the ceiling and rub my eyes.
Drip drip drip. What is that sound?
A puddle of rain, like tears on the ground
It shows that the house is extremely old.
It shows that the speaker dislikes loud noises.

In "there will come soft rains," why does the author turn the house into a mechanical creature? a. to stress how well run the future will be b. to keep readers from realizing at the start that no humans are present c. to stress how scientific advances can create the perfect society d. to compare the present with the earlier, non-mechanical times

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows. ‘you make me feel uncivilized, daisy,’ i confessed on my second glass of corky but rather impressive claret. ‘can’t you talk about crops or something? ’ i meant nothing in particular by this remark but it was taken up in an unexpected way. ‘civilization’s going to pieces,’ broke out tom violently. ‘i’ve gotten to be a terrible pessimist about things. have you read ‘the rise of the coloured empires’ by this man goddard? ’ ‘why, no,’ i answered, rather surprised by his tone. ‘well, it’s a fine book, and everybody ought to read it. the idea is if we don’t look out the white race will be—will be utterly submerged. it’s all scientific stuff; it’s been proved.’ in this passage, tom’s ideas about race relations come off as uncivilized. what literary device is fitzgerald using here? irony personification metaphor simile

Is the use of another person exact words