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16 October, 18:41

Read the following passage.

Fortune smiled on her in the springtime.

Crowned the new queen, she ruled the land,

But come winter Fortune had a different plan.

She fell from favor, brushed off like so much dust,

And now she is just like the rest of us.

What does the passage show about the theme of fortune?

A. Fortune gives both the good and the bad without warning.

B. Fortune provides good luck only during the springtime.

C. Fortune maliciously seeks to give hope and take it away.

D. Fortune does not exist because people make their own luck.

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  1. 16 October, 19:25
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    A. Fortune gives both the good and the bad without warning is the correct answer.

    Explanation:

    In the first lines of the excerpt, the speaker mentions that a woman was very fortunate using syntax for that by choosing words like smiled and springtime to show this. After that, it is shown that fortune can bring more than good when the speaker says But come winter Fortune had a different plan, which indicates a dramatic change (indicated with the season and how temperatures and the environment make people feel during those times of the year; ) this line shows that fortune can bring bad, too.
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