Read the verse.
from "the raven" by edgar allan poe but the raven, sitting lonely on the placid bust, spoke only that one word, as if his soul in
that one word he did outpour. nothing farther then he uttered-not a feather then he fluttered- till i scarcely more than muttered,
"other friends have flown before- on the morrow he will leave me, as my hopes have flown before." then the bird said,
"nevermore."
in this excerpt, what is the speaker saying the raven will do?
it will befriend the speaker.
it will leave the next day.
it will certainly die.
it will leave immediately.

“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.

In the declaration of independence, thomas jefferson states that governments derive their power from

Pound believes that a poet should “use no superfluous word, no adjective, which does not reveal something.” which of the following adjectives in “the garden” reveals the woman’s disrespect for the poor?