Question

HELP ASAP WITH ENGLISH PLEASE!!!

1. "Bird, thou never wert..."

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

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

2. 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..."

Answer 1

The first one is A.) archaic language

Answer 2

For the first question, the answer is A. archaic language.

The author Shelley was a very romantic poet. In that time, the poets used a jargon different from the one we use nowadays and it is because language always is in constant change by many factors such as culture, technology, etc.

For the second question, the answer is B. "...An' weary winter comin' fast,/An cozy here, beneath the blast..."

In this excerpt, empathy is shown because it is describing the hard winter that is passing.