Identify the bolded words in the following passage and answer the questions that follow.
"thus spoke the self-existent sire: / then swiftly from the blazing pyre / the circling flames were backward rolled, / and, rising in his gentle hold / alive unharmed the maithil dame, / the lord of fire embodied came. / fair as the morning was her sheen, and gold and gems adorned the queen. / her form in crimson robes arrayed, / her hair was bound in glossy braid."
what is the function of the fire in this passage? a. the fire is destructive. c. the fire is out of control. b. the fire is purifying. d. the fire is being put out and so has no function. select the best answer from the choices provided a b c d

jefferson introduced the idea that one does not change a government for "light" causes because he wanted to emphasize the seriousness of colonists' reasons for declaring independence.

many scientists' predictions of climate change include: warmer temperatures, rising sea levels, and more frequent storms.

that is the wrong

anyone who was dealing with communism in soviet union in his time had an ideal picture of equality, freedom, the struggle of the working class for a better future, the success of the aristocracy's overthrow and the emancipation of subjugation.   however, anyone who would go to soviet union to see the functioning of the communist system, would be convinced that it was about sad people, about everyday bad life, about the brutal attitude of communist leaders, about ill obsession to completely exterminate every thought on aristocracy. thus, orwell wanted to show all the absurdity, the brutality of the system, the unbearable rule of suspicious morality, the ignorant people who try to play professionally.

the answers are: b. and e.