Read the stanza from “a psalm of life” by henry wadsworth longfellow. life is real! life is earnest! and the grave is not its goal; dust thou art, to dust returnest, was not spoken of the soul. how does this stanza express an optimistic view? it suggests that life continues after death. it advises readers to take care of their bodies. it urges readers to be brave in the face of death. it suggests that readers should live life to the fullest.

This stanza mainly speaks about, the passage of the Bible in Genesis 3:19 "for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return." affirming that men was created from dust.  When Wadsworth says " Was not spoken of the soul" means this passage is making reference to the human body -not his soul-, that will return to dust eventually, giving an optimistic view about life after dead.

It Suggest life continues after death

Explanation:

answer: b. grete might have remained as shy and immature as she was at the beginning of the story.

one of the most interesting characteristics of gregor's metamorphosis is that, although he is the only character who has physically changed, it is this same change which triggered a transformation in the rest of his family.

by taking care of gregor, grete has become stronger and more confident. she has found a life outside of the house, and has become more independent and self-sufficient. the novel implies that the trigger for the change is gregor's own transformation, and that without it, grete was likely to remain as shy and immature as she was at the beginning of the book.

explanation:

he agrees with the monk's positions.