In stanza 1, how is the “thoughtless hand” an example of irony? a
even though his actions are thoughtless, he spends the rest of the poem thinking deeply
b
the speaker knows what it feels like to be brushed away, yet does it to the fly
c
while contemplating their similarities, the speaker regrets his actions
d
the speaker had not considered the fly’s point of view about being brushed away

However, the idea of real-life people living in what would become the united states for thousands of years before columbus ever left spain never dawned on me. what would be the best way to revise this sentence for greater clarity? a) however, the fact that columbus left spain thousands of years after people settled what would become the united states never dawned on me. b) it never dawned on me, however, the idea of real-life people living in what would become the united states for thousands of years before columbus ever left spain. c) however, the fact that people were already living in what would become the united states for thousands of years before columbus ever left spain never dawned on me. d) however, the idea never dawned on me that long before columbus ever left spain, real-life people lived for thousands of years in what would become the united states.

Find two examples of imagery in act 4 of romeo and juliet. what senses do they appeal to?

What is tomas paine's central claim in this excerpt