read the stanza from "the bat-poet":

curled at his breast, he sits there while the sun
stripes the red west
with its last light: the chipmunk
dives to his rest.

which statement does not explain how the stanza create meaning in the poem?

a. the description of the sunset describes the coloration of the chipmunk

b. the image of the chipmunk "dive [ing] to his rest" shows that the chipmunk is sluggish and unmotivated.

c. the line lengths vary, which suggests the chipmunk's movement: quickly running, then stopping and watching for danger.

d. the last lines explain that the chipmunk hides out from danger once the sun sets, shedding light on his behavior.

Describe the situation precisely what time of day and year is it where is the speaker what is happening to the weather

Read this excerpt from “what i hope to leave behind.” for a number of years it took so much vitality to keep the home going, and that home represented so many different kinds of activities, that none of us had any urge to go outside of this sphere. if “what i hope to leave behind” was the subject of a class discussion, why might paraphrasing this sentence be ? you could analyze the key themes while also staying true to the original language. you could summarize the key ideas, which would shorten the length of the excerpt. you could use your own ideas and concepts, which would add important information. you could rephrase it in your own words, which might clarify the meaning of the excerpt.

Read the sentence. “yesterday we arrived late for the outdoor concert in the city gardens.” which words in the sentence are adverbs? a. late; city b. yesterday; outdoor c. yesterday; late d. outdoor; city