Read the lines from "a psalm of life." art is long, and time is fleeting, and our hearts, though stout and brave, still, like muffled drums, are beating funeral marches to the grave. the use of the words “stout and brave” suggests that “our hearts” are physically very strong. ferocious and fearless. courageous and determined. compassionate and loving.

Read the excerpt from the odyssey; 'o cyclops! would you feast on my companions? puny am i, in a caveman's hands? how do you like the beating that we gave you, you d(arn)ed cannibal? eater of guests under your roof! zeus and the gods have paid you! ' according to this excerpt, odysseus (a)is fearful of the cyclops. (b)is prideful and overly confident. (c)has been weakened by the cyclops. (d)has regrets about staying on the island.

Which phrase best describes the role of irony in a written book? a. to validate readers’ beliefs b. to defy readers’ expectations c. to represent an idea d. to dramatize events apex

Plz ! i genetic mutation occurs in a rabbits muscle cell this genetic mutation will be passed on to, a. the existing cells in the rabbits body. b. the cells that are next to the mutant muscle cell. c. cells that are produced when the mutant cell divides. d. the cells of the rabbits offspring.