Consider the speakers in “the charge of the light brigade” and “the battle of blenheim.”
write two paragraphs to compare and contrast the voice in these two poems. how does each poet give his speaker a distinctive voice? what effect does this voice have on the poem?

June and sylvio speak to mr. teller in the driveway of their farmhouse. it is raining hard, and they all carry umbrellas. a dog sits on the steps of the house. june: we didn’t think you’d be coming back for the puppy. mr. teller: i said i would when i dropped the puppy off. sylvio: yes, but that was months ago. we thought you’d be back for the puppy in a couple days. now she’s a full-grown dog. we have raised her ourselves, we built her her own doghouse, and we love her. mr. teller: but she’s my dog. i only dropped her off at your house for safekeeping since i had to go out of town on business. now i’m back and i want my dog back. what is the setting of this play? a basket a farm a doghouse a trip

Explain how advancements in technology have affected the diversity of our news, how we receive it, and how it is portrayed by the media.

Reread lines 6-7 "the survivor." determine how the tone of these differs from the preceding lines (1-5)