> 100 Points plz help quickly < In a well crafted, 2-3 paragraph response, choose two literary eras that we have studied this year in American Literature. In your first paragraph, you should discuss the characteristics of each era, and compare and contrast the writing styles and topics of each era. You will want to consider the historical influences on both time periods. In your second paragraph, reflect on the world around you today. How do you think the next generation of writers will respond to the events of today, and how do you think the rules of writing will change?

first of all the mood needs to be defined: it is obviously a mood of deceitful relief and serenity. why? because the cape horn is one of the most violent maritime regions of earth and although it has been left behind, it is a personification of ahab’s delirium and the fact that the end of the passage speaks about it about being “hidden” but “raving” immediately conveys the feeling the calm is not permanent but fleeting.

furthermore, the oxymoron “mild stun'sails” is the first instance of such feeling as the adjective “mild” is associated with “stunned” underscoring the fleeting nature of this “tranquil” moment. and the contrasts keep piling up, with the opposition between “dark den” and “blessed light and air” to end with the final conclusion that leaves the reader with the uneasy knowledge that this is just a reprieve.

1. ghosts

2. why we are alive

3. what happens when we die

4. how was earth made and who developed it?

5. how is air made?