Ted is analyzing the sonnet “composed upon westminster bridge, september 3, 1802.” as you read the sonnet, notice what the author says about urban and rural settings. earth has not anything to show more fair: dull would he be of soul who could pass by a sight so touching in its majesty: this city now doth, like a garment, wear the beauty of the morning; silent, bare, ships, towers, domes, theatres, and temples lie open unto the fields, and to the sky; all bright and glittering in the smokeless air. never did sun more beautifully steep in his first splendour, valley, rock, or hill; ne'er saw i, never felt, a calm so deep! the river glideth at his own sweet will: dear god! the very houses seem asleep; and all that mighty heart is lying still! how does the poem’s form contribute to its meaning? a. the rhyme scheme emphasizes the beauty and natural elements of the city. b. the octave creates an image of the city, while the sestet gives the speaker’s awed reaction. c. the octave introduces the speaker’s opinions about cities, while the sestet contradicts those opinions. d. the meter, iambic pentameter, mimics the sounds of natural elements while the lines describe an urban scene.

In this excerpt from "a modest proposal" by jonathan swift, which important issue does the writer deal with using a satirical tone? some persons of a desponding spirit are in great concern about that vast number of poor people, who are aged, diseased, or maimed; and i have been desired to employ my thoughts what course may be taken, to ease the nation of so grievous an incumbrance. but i am not in the least pain upon that matter, because it is very well known, that they are every day dying, and rotting, by cold and famine, and filth, and vermin, as fast as can be reasonably expected. and as to the young labourers, they are now in almost as hopeful a condition. they cannot get work, and consequently pine away from want of nourishment, to a degree, that if at any time they are accidentally hired to common labour, they have not strength to perform it, and thus the country and themselves are happily delivered from the evils to come. a. old, sickly people cannot be hired as laborers because they don't have the physical stamina required for the job. b. old, sickly people and young laborers are useless to the nation because they cannot be productive citizens. c. the economy of the nation is burdened by the poor, the old, and the sickly who survive on charity and handouts. d. the living conditions of the poor and their lack of employment opportunities are serious concerns for the nation. reset next