Living in this town has become more and more expensive for most citizens. Property values have increased by 30% over the last few years, and that also means that property taxes have increased as well. Many politicians, such as Katherine Robertson, are interested in raising taxes even further to help pay for new infrastructure, but we are already taxed to the maximum we can afford. We are now facing an election year, and if we don't fight to keep her out of office, then our property taxes will rise to the point where no one can afford to live here anymore. Should the writer keep or delete the underlined text?

Keep it, because it expands on the claim established in the first sentence.
Keep it, because it provides a real-world example to support the data given earlier.
Delete it, because the false dichotomy creates a logical fallacy in the argument.
Delete it, because the hasty generalization creates a logical fallacy in the argument.

“tell me o swan, your ancient tale” by kabir “the swan” by rilke “spanish dancer” by rilke “your laughter” by pablo neruda “birthplace” by shaffarzadeh “it’s this way” by nazim hikmet “counting small-boned bodies” by robert bly choose two poems that you would like to write about. analyze each poem. study the perspective, or point of view, of the speaker in each of the two poems that you select for this assignment. consider these questions: who is the speaker in each of these poems? what is the speaker’s tone? is there a conflict? is there a message? what does each of the poems have in common? what is different about each of the poems? which literary devices are used in the poems? are these literary devices found in both of the poems? what does the speaker hope to achieve in each of the poems? how are these achievements/goals been met? directions: using the two poems of your choosing, write a clear, concise, two hundred and fifty word essay that compares and contrasts the two poems. make sure you include at least two of the following to support your thesis: tone, point of view, literary devices, and meter.