Poetic Character Analysis for Zaroff Directions: Write an acrostic poem describing General Zaroff. You may have to “google" or look
up, adjectives that start with each of the letters of his name to get some ideas. The first line of
your poem needs to start with a word that begins with the letter, "Z": the second line needs to
start with an “A”, and so on. Each line should say something about the character, single words
are NOT permitted. You will get extra credit if you make the poem rhyme.

Which excerpt from the awakening best highlights the elation edna feels when she thinks of robert? the morning was full of sunlight and hope. edna could see before her no denial—only the promise of excessive joy. she lay in bed awake, with bright eyes full of speculation. “he loves you, poor fool.” he would come to her in the afternoon or evening, sit and roll his cigarette, talk a little, and go away as he had done the night before. but how delicious it would be to have him there with her! robert did not come that day. she was keenly disappointed. he did not come the following day, nor the next. each morning she awoke with hope, and each night she was a prey to despondency. his horses were full of mettle, and even a little unmanageable. she liked the rapid gait at which they spun along, and the quick, sharp sound of the horses' hoofs on the hard road.

Which of the following best describes the speaker’s feelings about america?

Based on the context of each quote from incidents in the life of a slave girl by harriet ann jacobs, find the word that most closely matches thedenotation of the bolded word