Using context clues, what is a "Gordian knot" in line 10 referring to? A. a difficult or impossible problem
B. a sailor’s knot
C. a mythical weapon
D. the bond between two lovers

i’m pretty sure it is the second

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answer: the pronoun that is used in the given subject above is the word "himself" which refers to the noun or antecedent "maestro". the pronoun is an example of an intensive pronoun. intensive pronouns are used to add emphasis to the subject of the sentence and it uses reflexive pronouns such as myself, yourself, himself, herself, themselves and ourselves. 

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