What literary elements can you find in the this text from "A Secret for Two" by Quentin Reynolds? And so it went on for years - always the same. Pierre and Joseph slowly grew old together. Pierre's huge walrus mustache was white now and Joseph didn't lift his knees so high or raise his head quite so much. Jack, the boss of the stables, never noticed that they both were getting old until Pierre appeared one morning carrying a heavy walking stick. "Hey, Pierre," Jack laughed. "Maybe you got the gout, hey?" "Mais oui, Jacques," Pierre said. "One grows old. One's legs get tired." "Well, you should teach that horse to carry the milk to the front door for you," Jacques told him. "He does everything else."

“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.