What does the phrase "purpled thy nail" refer to in this excerpt from "the flea" by john donne?
cruel and sudden, hast thou since
purpled thy nail in blood of innocence?
a.) an injury the speaker's beloved incurred as he wooed her
b.) the shared blood of the speaker and his beloved in the flea
c.) the loss of the beloved's innocence symbolized by the flea
d.) the beloved's sudden cruel treatment of the speaker

Read the excerpt from the poem "growing up italian" by maria mazziotti gillan and answer the question that follows. when i was a little girl, i thought everyone was italian, and that was good. we visted our aunts and uncles, and they visted us. the italian language smooth and sweet in my mouth. in kindergarten, english words fell on me, thick and sharp as hail. i grew silent, the italian word balanced on the edge of my tongue and the english word, lost during the first moment of every question. source: gillan, maria mazziotti. "growing up italian." poetrymagazine.com. poetry magazine, n.d. web. 30 mar. 2011. what is the tone of this poem? what does the tone reveal about the speaker of the poem and the conflict she faces? based on this excerpt, what can you predict about the theme of the poem?