“therefore i shall speak to you of love. speak in the night. speak before both night and love are gone—and the eye of day looks upon my sorrow and my shame; upon my blackened face; upon my burnt-up heart.” in “the lagoon” by joseph conrad, what theme does the story within a story to convey? a. friendship rarely can be found between cultures. b. there is tremendous pain in losing something precious. c. there is always guilt associated with finding true love. d. the fear of the unknown causes people to betray each other.

the correct answer is B. There is tremendous pain in losing something precious.

Explanation: the author says:"...day looks upon my sorrow and my shame" and then says: "...upon my burnt-up heart." meaning he is really suffering.

invention of the washing machine

in the past, people used sticks and stones or scrub boards to clean their clothing. as it was sweaty, backbreaking work, we owe a world of to james king because he created the model for the modern washing machine in 1851. the most important issue was that this machine cleaned clothes while a person cranked the handle. doing this made people who used it develop strong muscles in their arms. later, in 1908, alva j. fisher created an electric washing machine named thor. this one was not the first automatic washing machine. however, it was one of the most popular models at the time.

hello,

your answer is a) the metaphor suggests that the poetic themes are serious and dark.

collins is comparing the poem to a dark room. he is suggesting that the poems theme is serious and wants you to understand it. you don't need to understand the poet in order to understand the poem. you also don't need to move around while reading it. he is simply saying the poem has a dark and serious theme.

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