Read the passage from “Edgar Allan Poe.” In 1827, tired of quarreling with his foster father, Poe left Virginia for Boston, Massachusetts. Although Poe was no longer in school, he continued to write and published his first volume of poetry, Tamerlane and Other Poems, that same year. At eighteen years old, Poe was a published author, but he still needed to earn money, so he enlisted in the US Army. After serving for two years, Poe learned that his foster mother, Frances, was ill. He rushed to Richmond, Virginia, to see her, only to learn that she had died from tuberculosis before he could arrive.

How does the author organize the information in this passage?

He provides historical details to explain Poe’s life.
He shows Poe’s feelings through characterization.
He introduces the central idea that Poe moved often.
He describes the setting in order to illustrate the time period.

Label the different parts of the stage. downstage stage left audience stage right upstage

What is the theme of the poem, my tongue is divided into two by quique aviles? my tongue is divided into twoby virtue, coincidence or heavenwords jumping out of my mouthstepping on each otherenjoying being a voice for the messageexpecting conclusionsmy tongue is divided into twointo heavy accent bits of confusioninto miracles and accidentssaying things that hurt the heartdrowning in a language that lives, jumps, translatesmy tongue is divided by natureby our crazy desire to triumph and conquerthis tongue is cut up into equal piecesone wants to curse and sing out loudthe other one simply wants to ask for watermy tongue is divided into twoone side likes to partythe other one takes refuge in prayingtongueenglish of the funny soundstonguefunny sounds in englishtonguesounds funny in englishtonguein funny english soundsmy tongue sometimes acts like twoand it goes crazynot knowing which side should be speakingwhich side translatingmy tongue is divided into twoa border patrol runs through the middlefrisking wordsasking for proper identificationchecking for pronunciationmy tongue is divided into twomy tongue is divided into twoi like my tongueit says what feels righti like my tongueit says what feels rightby quique aviles

In twelve years a slave, when the passengers on the ship learn robert has smallpox, what is their reaction? “panic-stricken” “indifferent” “relieved” “oppressed”