Whenever richard cory went down town,
we people on the pavement looked at him:
he was a gentleman from sole to crown,
clean favored, and imperially stim.
and he was always quietly arrayed, 5
and he was always human when he talked;
but still he fluttered pulses when he said,
"good morning, and he glittered when he walked
and he was rich, - yes, richer than a king.
and admirably schooled in every grace: 10
in fine, we thought that he was everything.
to make us wish that we were in his place.
so on we worked, and waited for the light,
and went without the meat, and cursed the bread,
and richard cory, one calm summer night, 15
went home and put a bullet through his head,
3
) which of these best expresses the theme of this passage?
a)
greed and pride are evils which can destroy anyone.
b)
suffering is unavoidable and should simply be accepted.
things in life and with people are often not as they seem.
suffering is a drain on an individual's spirit and should be avoided as much
as possible,
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Ответ:
Things in life are not as they seem is the best expression of the theme in this passage.
Explanation:
Richard Cory seems to live a very good life because of his riches and adoration by the people. However it is seen in the last sentence that he must have been unhappy with his life and decided to "put a bullet through his head."
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Ответ:
B, C and D.
Explanation: All the words in option A start with a different consonant sound, so no alliteration is present, but we have three "b" sounds in option B (boreal, bear, blubber), three "ch" sounds in option C (Chambers, ChukChi) and two "h" sounds in option D (His, whole).