Which excerpt from act v, scene iii of romeo and juliet best reflects the play’s overall theme?
lady capulet: o me! this sight of death is as a bell,
that warns my old age to a sepulcher.
prince: see what a scourge is laid upon your hate,
that heaven finds means to kill your joys with love;
romeo: hold, take this letter; early in the morning
see thou deliver it to my lord and father.
montague: o thou untaught! what manners is in this,
to press before thy father to a grave?

Which summarized story is most likely a myth?

What is the effect of narrator's word choice on the tone of this passage? the words "my heart shrank within itself" create a fearful tone. the words "wounded his fellow" develop a remorseful tone. the words "struck harsh upon my ears" suggest an irritated tone. the words "better-omened" set a hopeful tone. excerpt from "the cabuliwallah" by rabindranath tagore i was sitting in my study, looking through the accounts, when some one entered, saluting respectfully, and stood before me. it was rahmun the cabuliwallah. at first i did not recognise him. he had no bag, nor the long hair, nor the same vigour that he used to have. but he smiled, and i knew him again. "when did you come, rahmun? " i asked him. "last evening," he said, "i was released from jail." the words struck harsh upon my ears. i had never before talked with one who had wounded his fellow, and my heart shrank within itself when i realised this; for i felt that the day would have been better-omened had he not turned up.

What is the effect of the haiku structure on this poem?   how does the line structure describe the subject(s)?   and how does a haiku compare to a rhyming and longer poem in terms of its effect on you as a reader?