Use context to determine the meaning of the word deprived as it is used in the fable “The Hen and the Golden Eggs.” Write your definition of “deprived” here and tell how you got it. Then, use a dictionary to check your definition.

How many stanzas does this poem have, shall i compare thee to a summer day?

Read the stanza below from the poem “tattoo” by gregg shapiro and answer the question that follows. if i could trade places with him i would pad the rest of his days wrap him in gauze and velvet absorb the shocks and treat his wounds i would scrub the numbers from his flesh extinguish the fire and give him back his life what does shapiro use to create the conceit in the lines above? a) he carries one line of poetry onto the next. b) he paints vivid word pictures that trigger the imagination by appealing to the five senses. c) he directly expresses a metaphor using like, as, or than. d) he uses physical protection to represent emotional protection.

What character asks for god's mercy on the lady at the end of the poem? arthur lancelot the poem's speaker the reaper