In "Ozymandias," how does the decayed condition of the statue affect the poem's meaning? It symbolizes the superiority of the modern world.

It symbolizes the longevity of human achievements.

It symbolizes the grandeur of past civilizations.

It symbolizes the unstoppable passage of time.

Read the excerpt from "a pair of silk stockings." but she went on feeling the soft, sheeny luxurious things—with both hands now, holding them up to see them glisten, and to feel them glide serpent-like through her fingers. which best describes the underlying tone of the excerpt created by the connotations of the words “soft,” ”luxurious,” “glisten,” and “serpent-like”? 1. gloom 2. temptation 3. forgiveness 4. suspicion