Which statement best describes a symbol in this excerpt? Cheryl is Martin’s younger sister. Cheryl represents childhood innocence. The little kids are curious about Grandpa. The little kids represent warriors and ghosts.

"ten from the sea to the sand he walks, to look in the soil, but not in the box''!

“tell me o swan, your ancient tale” by kabir “the swan” by rilke “spanish dancer” by rilke “your laughter” by pablo neruda “birthplace” by shaffarzadeh “it’s this way” by nazim hikmet “counting small-boned bodies” by robert bly choose two poems that you would like to write about. analyze each poem. study the perspective, or point of view, of the speaker in each of the two poems that you select for this assignment. consider these questions: who is the speaker in each of these poems? what is the speaker’s tone? is there a conflict? is there a message? what does each of the poems have in common? what is different about each of the poems? which literary devices are used in the poems? are these literary devices found in both of the poems? what does the speaker hope to achieve in each of the poems? how are these achievements/goals been met? directions: using the two poems of your choosing, write a clear, concise, two hundred and fifty word essay that compares and contrasts the two poems. make sure you include at least two of the following to support your thesis: tone, point of view, literary devices, and meter.

Mary is reading a book that has 135 pages. she can read 18 pages in an hour. if she takes h hours to finish reading the book, the equation that can be used to find the value of h is