Read the following and correct the excerpt in the paragraph box for punctuation.

source text:

poe had a pretty bitter doom. doomed to seethe down his soul in a great continuous convulsion of disintegration, and doomed to register the process. and then doomed to be abused for it, when he had performed some of the bitterest tasks of human experience, that can be asked of a man. necessary tasks, too. for the human soul must suffer its own disintegration, consciously, if ever it is to survive.

but poe is rather a scientist than an artist. he is reducing his own self as a scientist reduces a salt in a crucible. it is an almost chemical analysis of the soul and consciousness. whereas in true art there is always the double rhythm of creating and destroying.

— d. h. lawrence, from studies in classic american literature

correctly punctuate the following excerpt.

it is difficult to determine whose outlook was more bleak. as lawrence states poe had a pretty bitter doom he had performed some of the bitterest tasks of human experience he is reducing his own self as a scientist reduces salt in a crucible. but it is lawrence himself that speculates the human soul must suffer its own disintegration, consciously, if ever it is to survive.

Answer and Explanation:

The excerpt correctly punctuated is:

It is difficult to determine whose outlook was more bleak. (1)As Lawrence states, Poe had a pretty bitter doom  (2) -- he had performed some of the bitterest tasks of human experience. (3)He is reducing his own self as a scientist reduces salt in a crucible. (4)But it is Lawrence himself that speculates: "the human soul must suffer its own isintegration, consciously, if ever it is to survive."

1. A comma is necessary to separate the two clauses.

2. Em dash replaces parenthesis at the end of the sentence.

3. End of sentence needed a peiod/stop.

4. The use of the colon is follwed by the sentence that explains the first sentence.

there are several different forms of presenting this; each has a very specific format. plays have a very simple format; teleplays, for television shows, or screenplays, for movies, have more complex and strict rules for formatting.

drama

the first of these to be written for the express purpose of being performed were created by the greeks. many of our modern terms derive from greek origins.

comedy

in the greek sense, a play that doesn't end in death. in modern usage, refers to a play that is humorous.

tragedy

in the greek sense, a play that ends with the death of at least one of the main characters. in modern usage, refers to a play that doesn't have a happy ending.

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