The Sword Swallower The great sword-swallower Salomar , He wears no ties or collars He leans back opens up his mouth, And "Gulp, his sword he swallers . I guess he finds it to feel That steel down in his belly It's fine for he, but as for me take some bread and jelly. By Shel Silverstein 1. How many stanzas' are in the poem? A.1 B.2 C.3 D.4

A. 1

Explanation:

A stanza in a poem refers to a group of lines in poetry that are 'packed' or grouped together. In simple words, stanzas in a poem are similar to what we call paragraphs in a passage. A stanza will have four or more lines in it, depending on the poem and the writer.

The given poem "The Sword Swallower" contains just one stanza. This poem is a short one stanza poem of 6 lines. The poem goes like this-

The great sword-swallower Salomar, He wears no ties or collars.

He leans back, opens up his mouth, And "Gulp," his sword he swallers.

I guess he finds it fun to feel

That steel down in his belly.

It's fine for he, but as for me--

I'll take some bread and jelly.

Thus, the correct answer is option A.

- "despite the fact that portia lives in belmont and has many suitors, bassanio believes that he can win her heart. bassanio plans on overcoming his financial obstacles by borrowing money from antonio to travel to belmont. he then plans on marrying portia and becoming wealthy enough to pay off his debts."