23. “Thirty—the promise of a decade of loneliness, a thinning list of single men to know, a thinning brief-case of enthusiasm, thinning hair” ...1 pointIs said by Tom, has a tone of sadness, and uses repetition to convey that life gets thinner as we age.Is said by Jordan, has a tone of pessimism, and uses repetition to convey that life’s challenges only increase with age.Is said by Gatsby, has a tone of sadness, and uses repetition to convey that life's meaning diminishes as we age.Is said by Nick, has a tone of pessimism, and uses repetition to convey that life’s excitement diminishes as we age.24. What happens on the way home after the hot, tense afternoon in New York City?1 pointNick and Jordan get into an argument and Nick says he will take the train home.Tom realizes he loves Daisy, and stops at the garage to end his affair with Myrtle.Gatsby is speeding, drunk driving when Myrtle runs into the middle of the road.Daisy is driving Gatsby's car. She hits Myrtle Wilson but keeps driving.

"Forgetfulness" by Billy Collins. Then answer the question.What do the metaphors suggest about Collins's thoughts on aging?A.That he believes it only happens to the weakB.That he believes it is bearable in a loving relationshipC.That he believes it is a frightening experienceD.That he believes it happens to everyone

Read the following stanza from "Loveliest of Trees, the Cherry Now," by A. E. Housman.Now, of my threescore years and ten,Twenty will not come again,And take from seventy springs a score,It only leaves me fifty more.What tone does the poet create through his word choice in this stanza?A.JoyfulB.ComfortingC.UnkindD.Reflective

Which of these excerpts from “Once in a Lifetime” by Jhumpa Lahiri best exemplifies an exploration of diversity within socioeconomic status?In my quiet, complicated way I continued to like you, was happy simply to observe you day after day.On one side was the life we'd always led, my parents taking me to Star Market every Thursday night, treating me to McDonalds afterward.My parents felt slighted by your parents' extravagant visions, ashamed of the modest home we owned. The brief application of lipstick seemed to restore the composure that my sudden appearance had caused her to lose.

How does Plath use vivid words and images to convey the speaker’s struggle with ageing and mortality? To help you answer this question, you might consider:The perspective of the mirror Its relationship with the speaker Tensions between its representation of truth and reality

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