1 There is a flower that bees prefer,
And butterflies desire;
To gain the purple democrat
The humming-birds aspire

5 Her face is rounder than the moon,
And reddish like the gown
Of orchids in the pasture,
Of other flowers worn.

She does not wait for June;
10 Before the world is green
Her sturdy little expression
Against the wind is seen,

Contending with the grass,
Near kinsman to herself,
15 For privilege of soil and sun,
Sweet litigants for life.

And when the hills are full,
And newer fashions blow,
Does not retract a single spice
20 For pang of jealousy.

Her public is the noon,
Her protector is the sun,
Her progress by the bee proclaimed
In sovereign, unchanging tune.

25 The bravest of the host,
Surrendering the last,
Nor even of defeat aware
When cancelled by the frost.
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What is the best summary of the poem?

What effect does an author achieve b the language of the monstrous? y using words with strong connotations? how does this relate to

Which is the best paraphrase of the passage? a.)it’s always cloudy where the men of winter live. b.)it’s always misty where the men of winter live. c.)it’s always dark where the men of winter live. d.)it’s always sunny where the men of winter live. read the passage from the odyssey - elpenor. by night our ship ran onward toward the ocean's bourne, the realm and region of the men of winter, hidden in mist and cloud. never the flaming eye of helios lights on those men at morning, when he climbs the sky of stars, nor in descending earthward out of heaven; ruinous night being rove over those wretches.

Demonstrating understanding of jem's development one way to demonstrate understanding of character and theme is by writing from the perspective of a character. for this assignment, compose a short poem from the perspective of jem. your poem should detail his feelings about either a. his father, atticus or b. mrs. dubose. the poem must accurately trace the progression of jem's attitudes and beliefs, highlighting the important events and shifts in his perspective detailed above. your writing should also sound like jem, using voice and word choice that reflects the voice and word choice found in the novel. the poem can be a free poem (meaning it does not need to rhyme or follow a particular format). it should be a minimum of twenty-lines in length, have a title, and follow conventional rules of spelling, grammar, and punctuation.