I wandered lonely as a Cloud That floats on high o'er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host of golden Daffodils;
Beside the Lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze,
* O'er vales means 'over valleys
- William Wordsworth, "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud
How does a simile most clearly contribute to the meaning of these lines from
"I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" by William Wordsworth?
O A. The simile comparing the speaker to a cloud suggests that it was
about to rain at the moment the poem describes.
B. The simile comparing the daffodils to a crowd helps the reader
create a mental picture of a huge number of flowers growing
together
C. The simile comparing the speaker to a cloud emphasizes the idea
that he was feeling detached from the world when he saw the
daffodils.
D. The simile comparing the daffodils to a crowd implies that the
experience of seeing the daffodils was overwhelming for the
speaker.

eager to consume a lot of food? insatiable appetite?

explanation:

boccaccio employs the voice of his narrator dioneo to represent his ideas on the tension between masculinity and femininity.  while dioneo excites the members of the brigata and recognizes women for their unique skills and independent ideas, he concludes the decameron with a story reminiscent of the society from which these young aristocrats escaped, revealing misogynistic overtones.  dioneo boccaccio is able to explore the gender disparity which is inherent in 14th century florentine society.

throughout the ancient epic of gilgamesh, the protagonist, gilgamesh of course, exhibited many character traits that made him a true epic hero. one great trait that gilgamesh acquires of an epic hero is that he's a courageous and confident leader. in the text enkidu is too afraid to fight, but he's positive that gilgamesh has the ability to triumph against humbaba. gilgamesh tells enkidu to not be afraid and then continues on to remind him of all the victories he's had against similar foe. gilgamesh proves that he's confident by encouraging enkidu and shows he's courageous when enkidu ask gilgamesh to battle humbaba alone because he knows that gilgamesh will reign victorious.

another characteristic that makes gilgamesh an epic hero is that he's brave and takes risks. "dread surged through gilgamesh, terror flooded his muscles, his heart froze, his mouth went dry, his legs shook, his feet were rooted to the ground. / gilgamesh felt his courage return. they charged at humbaba like two wild bulls." when reading the first part of the quote you see that gilgamesh is terrified of humbaba, and realizing that humbaba is the antagonist he's about to battle is taking a big risk. gilgamesh soon shows how brave he is by not letting his fear of humbaba overtake him, instead he went charging into the face of fear and triumphs.