Thing for english

what is the most likely reason that Touchwood "is inclined to make the tradesman wait for the money" (lines 16-17)?

c) he refuses to respond to another's prompting

the use of the second person ("you") starting in line 24 has which of the following effects?

c) it involves the reader more intimately in the passage

with regard to genre, the passage can be best classified as a

d) character sketch

lines 25-27 present a criticism of

d) sensuous love poetry

in context, Touchwood's reaction to "an invitation" (lines 6-7) is best described as

e) preverse

in line 6, the speaker suggests that his relationship with God

e) will withstand his moral decline

in the passage as a whole, the speaker's tone can be best described as one of

e) wry amusement

in lines 40-51 ("if Touchwood's... against retort"), the narrator primarily makes use of which of the following?

a) a hypothetical scenario

in ines 30-31, the narrator uses "any reference to the weather" as an example of

a) an inoffensive remark

which of the following is true of the adjective "superfluous" as it is used in line 5?

a) it reflects Touchwood's point of view

in lines 31-33, the speaker implies that

a) the theme of his poems remains the same

the speakers reference's to "church" in lines 17 and 22 primarily serve to

a) underscore the laudable purpose of his poetic work

the statement "thou art still my God" (lines 6, 10, and 32) is best described as

b) a refrain

in lines 1-2, the speaker describes

b) a sign of old age

at the end of the passage, the narrator suggests that the person who has had the "accident" (line 46) will

b) be reluctant to respond to verbal attacks from Touchwood

lines 27-29 ("impossible... fault") primarily serve to

d) imagine and reject possible provocations

in the first stanza (lines 1-6), the speaker expresses dismay at the possibility that he will

d) lose his creative powers

according to the narrator, when is Touchwood LEAST contented?

d) when he lacks a specific object to challenge

in the fourth stanza, the speaker addresses "Louely enchanting language" (line 19) from the perspective of

e) a spurned lover

in line 30, the speaker does which of the follow?

e) asserts a connection between the subject of poetry and its execution

the narrator suggests that agreeing with Touchwood on a given subject is a way to

e) cause him to alter his original approach