Question

HELP ASAP PLEASE!!

Which excerpt from Robert Burns's "To a Mouse" best conveys empathy?

A. "... At me, thy earth-born companion,/An' fellow mortal!"
B. "... An' weary winter comin' fast,/An cozy here, beneath the blast..."
C. "Thy wee-bit housie, too, in ruin!/Its silly wa's the win's are strewin!"
D. "Still thou art blessed compared wi' me/The present only toucheth thee..."

Who among these was John Keats's "On First Looking into Chapman's Homer" written to honor?

A. an astronomer
B. an explorer
C. a poet
D. a translator

"Bird, thou never wert..."

Which of these is exemplified by this line from Percy Shelley's "To a Skylark"?

A. archaic language
B. onomatopeia
C. simile
D. terza rima

Answer 1

it should be,
1.A
2.B
3.B
i might be wrong, but those answers should be correct, i am 80% sure they are.

Answer 2

1. The excerpt that best convey empathy is A: "...At me, thy earth-born companion,/ An' fellow mortal!" This sentence manifests the understanding of another's feelings and problems.

2. the answer is D: a translator. Although Chapman was also a poet, John Keat wrote "On First Looking into Cahpman's Homer" in honor to Chapman because his free translation of Homer's works made a huge impression on Keat.

3. The answer is A: archaic language. The words thou (you) and wert (were) are old used terms.