What is the theme of this poem? one word responses are not valid:

the opera
in her head

runs with no interval,
a lot of people singing tunelessly

about the same things.
an overheard

comment like
a rotting peach.

the overzealous
cockatoo of her impatience,

flap flap. the slab
of blue behind her

is a sea of
her doubts. the squirrel

in her stomach
trying to get out—

they say you have to be
twice as good. they say

there are pills
for everything now. enamel

eyes to see all
the better with, my

dear. fur coat
for your tongue—

Study the map below. based on the information shown on this map, which ofthe following locations served as an eastern border for the mongol empire?

Which statement best evaluates the author's use of pacing in the passage? a. the author's use of pacing is not effective, because the imagery and figurative language don't adequately describe either the cheetah or the gazelle. b. the author's use of pacing is effective, because the imagery and figurative language speed up the action, making the scene come alive for the reader. c. the author's use of pacing is effective, because the long, complex sentences the reader fully understand the power and beauty of nature. d. the author's use of pacing is not effective, because the long, complex sentences distract from the sense of stress and anxiety the passage should convey.

Odyssey’s greatest fear is that lotus will make his