Adapted from The Underdogs by Mariano Azuela
Some men on horseback rode up, shouting and sweating; two
of them dismounted, while the other hung back to watch the
horses.
"We want food! Give us eggs, milk, beans, anything you've got!
We're starving!"
The speaker wore chevrons on his arm, his companion red
stripes on his shoulders.
"Whose place is this, old woman? Of course it's not empty. How
about the light and that child there? Look here, confound it, we
want to eat, and quick too. We're coming in."
"Tell me what they call this ranch, woman?" the sergeant asked.
"Limon," the woman replied curtly, carrying wood to the fire
and fanning the coals.

may i see the historical information and the excerpt?

the figurative meanings of these lines are questioning the tyger's strength and beauty. the meaning contributes to the overall message of them poem because it is explaining how strong the tyger is.

now just elaborate off of that. : )

i decided to stay late in the laboratory to continue my experiment with the lightbulb. at midnight, thomas edison opened the door and walked in with his head held high.

1. he leaned on the wall and observed me carefully.

2. his harsh scrutiny made me self-conscious of my skills in the lab.

3. perhaps it was just me, but the air in the laboratory began to thicken as i found myself having difficulty to breathe.

4. i turned to look at him fully as i mentally prepared myself for what my very first words would be to thomas edison.

5. the next couple of seconds shocked me. it wasn't me who spoke, but rather him and with diction i could never think of using in a simple sentence.

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hey, sorry if this was bad, i really didn't know what to write but i wanted to you. is there anything that you had to include within the excerpt?