Ebenezer Scrooge was an old money lender in London. He was rich, but he was a very greedy, stingy and selfish man.
He wasn't friendly to people and he didn't help anyone.
His only friend and partner, Jacob Marley, died many
years ago
His clerk, Bob Cratchit had to work in a cold room
because Scrooge didn't want to spend money on coal to
heat the room.
At Christmas Scrooge's nephew Fred came to invite him
to Christmas dinner at his home and to wish a "Merry
Christmas", but Scrooge only answered angrily "Bah,
humbug."
On Christmas Eve, Scrooge was sitting alone in his cold
living room at home. Suddenly the ghost of his dead
partner, Jacob Marley appeared. He said to Scrooge,
"Change your life! You must become a better man. You
must be kind to people, you must laugh with them. Three
ghosts will visit you this night." Scrooge was terribly
afraid. Then he went to bed.

True&false
1. Scrooge wasn't rich.
2. He didn't like to
spend money.
3. Jacob Marley was
Scrooge's friend.
4. Scrooge went to
Fred to have dinner.
5. Scrooge didn't like
Christmas.
6. Marley's ghost told
Scrooge not to change
his life.
7. Scrooge wasn't
afraid of ghosts.

“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.