15-10 points. the king in "the lady or the tiger" is described as being semi barbaric how is this an example of verbal irony? a. you can either be a barbarian or you can be civilized b. it is the lady or the tiger events which keep the king from being completely barbaric, since they give him a safe outlet for his barbarism. c. the king is just as barbaric as his subjects, who are entertained by the events in the arena d. kings have immense power, and therefore cannot be uncivilized.

In comparing "minerva and arachne" and "niobe," can you establish a common theme running throughout both texts? how do you think this theme might change if the stories were written in first-person point of view? write a journal entry explaining the theme of both "minerva and arachne" and "nirobe." then, consider how the theme might change if the tales were written using a first-person point of view. use examples and evidence from both texts to support your analysis.

Read the following poem carefully, and then answer the questions that follow. sonnet 73 by william shakespeare that time of year thou mayst in me behold when yellow leaves, or none, or few, do hang upon those boughs which shake against the cold, bare ruin'd choirs, where late the sweet birds sang. in me thou seest the twilight of such day as after sunset fadeth in the west, which by and by black night doth take away, death's second self, that seals up all in rest. in me thou see'st the glowing of such fire that on the ashes of his youth doth lie, as the death-bed whereon it must expire consumed with that which it was nourish'd by. this thou perceivest, which makes thy love more strong, to love that well which thou must leave ere long. comprehension what seasonal images do you see in this poem? how do these images contribute to the poem's tone of loss and sadness?

How does the author of a culinary wasteland feel about the book fast food nation