And when you opened your wings to wind, across the punched- tin sky above a prison courtyard, those condemned to death and those condemned to life watched how smooth and sweet a white cloud glides. the poet's word choice in these lines conveys a tone of

The poet's word choice in these lines conveys a tone of calmness . The poet puts emphasis on  a sense of peace. The poet can make any real object beautiful and represents this through a cloud. The cloud is beautiful and it can flow and move throughout the space freely. It can also take up different forms. This state of calmness the cloud represents can even be appreciated by people condemned to death. The calmness of the cloud is above our material life.

when alex falls for the charming new boy at school, cole -- a handsome, funny, sports star who adores her - she can't believe she's finally found her soul who truly loves and understands her.  

at first, alex is blissfully happy. sure, cole seems a little jealous of her relationship with her close friend zack, but what guy would want his girlfriend spending all her time with another boy? as the months pass, though, alex can no longer ignore cole's small put-downs, pinches, or increasingly violent threats.  

as alex struggles to come to terms with the sweet boyfriend she fell in love with and the boyfriend whose "love" she no longer recognizes, she is forced to choose -- between her "true love" and herself.

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