-Grade 8 ELARIPAP FISD English

In the poem "To Live." how do the lines my mind plus my life equals something beyond this support the theme than

life can get in the way of figuring out who you really are?

They show the confusion the speaker feels about life.

They show that the speaker feels more important than everyday life situations

They illustrate exactly how trapped the speaker feels by school

They illustrate what the speaker's real goals in life are.

its c

explanation:

direct object would be the answer

i think it is b. hope this !

i decided to stay late in the laboratory to continue my experiment with the lightbulb. at midnight, thomas edison opened the door and walked in with his head held high.

1. he leaned on the wall and observed me carefully.

2. his harsh scrutiny made me self-conscious of my skills in the lab.

3. perhaps it was just me, but the air in the laboratory began to thicken as i found myself having difficulty to breathe.

4. i turned to look at him fully as i mentally prepared myself for what my very first words would be to thomas edison.

5. the next couple of seconds shocked me. it wasn't me who spoke, but rather him and with diction i could never think of using in a simple sentence.

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hey, sorry if this was bad, i really didn't know what to write but i wanted to you. is there anything that you had to include within the excerpt?