What does the word "incident" mean and why do you think Cullen uses thisword to describe the event in this poem?

incident

1.

an event or occurrence.

2.

likely to happen because of; resulting from.

3.

falling on or striking something

- "d.)  describe the iroquois belief of how the earth was created. for the iroquois, there was no reason to explain the importance of rituals. also, as animists, they didn't need a special elaboration as to why animals are important or why they had a crucial role in the earth's creation. this is just an authentic myth that explains the creation of the earth. every culture has produced creation myths."



question

discuss the two key differences between the prose form of sojourner truth’s speech and the poetic version. use evidence from both texts to support your response.