According to michael meister's introduction to the inferno, why does dante's story still have a powerful effect on its readers hundreds of years after its creation?

What style should a speaker use when preparing a speech for his or her school's parent teacher association? a. excited b. casual c. strict d. formal

Which phrase most closely matches the meaning of the word pleasantries in this excerpt from susan glaspell's trifles? county attorney: (as one turning from serious things to little pleasantries) well ladies, have you decided whether she was going to quilt it or knot it? a. tea cakes b. trivial talk c. foolish actions d. childish behavior

Lines 9-12 compare the "ashes of youth" to a deathbed twilight fire youth