She held up her hands, strong, shapely hands, and surveyed them critically, drawing up her fawn sleeves above the wrists. looking at them reminded her of her rings, which she had given to her husband before leaving for the beach. which is the best evidence that “surveyed” means “looked at”? the author uses both “surveyed” and “looking” to describe the narrator observing her hands. the author uses a verb form of “to survey” instead of “to look” to the reader visualize more clearly. the author is describing a character’s strong, shapely hands, with missing rings on the fingers. the author is describing a routine, personal exchange between a wife and her husband.

Which quotation correctly uses ellipsis to shorten twain’s words?

Excerpted from "the children's hour" by henry wadsworth longfellow a whisper, and then a silence: yet i know by their merry eyes they are plotting and planning together to take me by surprise. a sudden rush from the stairway, a sudden raid from the hall! by three doors left unguarded they enter my castle wall! look carefully at the lines above. a poem with this particular rhyme scheme is best read a. line by line. b. with long pauses. c. phrase by phrase. d. with a strong rhythm.

“tell me o swan, your ancient tale” by kabir “the swan” by rilke “spanish dancer” by rilke “your laughter” by pablo neruda “birthplace” by shaffarzadeh “it’s this way” by nazim hikmet “counting small-boned bodies” by robert bly choose two poems that you would like to write about. analyze each poem. study the perspective, or point of view, of the speaker in each of the two poems that you select for this assignment. consider these questions: who is the speaker in each of these poems? what is the speaker’s tone? is there a conflict? is there a message? what does each of the poems have in common? what is different about each of the poems? which literary devices are used in the poems? are these literary devices found in both of the poems? what does the speaker hope to achieve in each of the poems? how are these achievements/goals been met? directions: using the two poems of your choosing, write a clear, concise, two hundred and fifty word essay that compares and contrasts the two poems. make sure you include at least two of the following to support your thesis: tone, point of view, literary devices, and meter.