Question

assessment 2.2
smith
ones is to feed. ones is to cleave.
ones to be doubled over under greed.
ones is strife. ones to be strangled by life.
ones to be called fire and rise.
ones to stare in to the eye.
ones is bondage to pleasure.
ones to drive a nation to its naked knees
ones to be held captive by power,
in war. ones is the rapture of stolen hours.
ones to be called yet cower,
ones to defer until the dead.
ones to suffer until ego is shed.
ones to dribble the nectar of evil.
ones but to roll a stone up a hill.
ones to crouch low
over damp kindling in deep snow
coaxing the thin plume
of cautious smoke.
ones is only to shiver.
ones is only to blow.
the word nectar appears in line 13. it has a basic meaning of drink or juice. read these
sentences to learn more about the words nuances.
in greek mythology, nectar is the name of the drink enjoyed by the gods.
bees collect the sweet nectar produced by plants and use it to make honey.
why does the poet say nectar of evil instead of juice or drink of evil in line 13? to answer, drag
the best explanation of the nuances of nectar to the nuances box. then, drag
the best explanation of the poets meaning in line 13 to the what poet implies box.
nuances\twhat the poet implies

nuances: the word nectar refers to something in mythology or biology
nuances: the word nectar refers to something enjoyable or sweet
what poet implies: evil appears attractive to some.
what poet implies: evil makes a profit for some.
what poet implies: evil is part of human nature.
what poet implies: evil can be found anywhere.

Explanation:

For "Nuances" box:

The word "nectar" in mythology (drink of gods) and biology (sweet substance from plants for honey) has a nuance of being enjoyable or sweet (gods enjoy it, bees use sweet nectar). So the best nuance is "The word nectar refers to something enjoyable or sweet" as it captures the pleasant/sweet connotation from both contexts. The other nuance about mythology/biology is just stating contexts, but the nuance of the word's nature is about being enjoyable/sweet.

For "What the Poet Implies" box:

The poet says "nectar of evil". Since nectar is enjoyable/sweet, using it for evil implies that evil appears attractive (like sweet nectar is attractive to bees or enjoyable for gods) to some. The other options about profit, human nature, or everywhere don't connect to the attractive nuance of nectar.

Answer:

• Nuances: The word nectar refers to something enjoyable or sweet
• What the Poet Implies: Evil appears attractive to some.