What is jisei?
what are the three different ways jisei was written?
what is “dualistic thinking” and why might a samurai poet want to eliminate it?
what is death linked to or what does it tell us about a person?
how did the use of imagery in these poems change over time?
what happens when japanese poems are translated into english?
analyze the poems from the article for meaning in the box next to them. in other words, interpret what the poem means based on the imagery included and what you learned about dualistic thinking. an example is provided at the top.

Ill she not be here anon? is she not hurrying to upbraid me for my haste? have i not heard her footstep on the stair? do i not distinguish that heavy and horrible beating of her heart? what is the effect of parallelism in this excerpt? it emphasizes usher’s misunderstanding. it emphasizes usher’s love for his sister. it emphasizes usher’s psychological fixation. it emphasizes usher’s melancholy nature.

According to the police officer, the car accident could not have been avoided.

Refer to explorations in literature for a complete version of the text. in “letter from birmingham jail,” martin luther king, jr., presents the idea that american history includes african americans, too; that is, african americans can claim the same historical heritage as white americans. at the time, this was a radical idea. how does king develop this theme? select each correct answer. he points out the many ways that african americans have contributed to the culture of america. he describes how african americans were present “before plymouth rock” and through many key moments in american history. he argues that african americans would have participated in more events of american history if white americans had been willing to include them. he makes connections between the american fight for independence from britain and the civil rights movement.