Which excerpt best describes the way growing up in poverty affected Lizabeth? A) “perhaps we had some dim notion of what we were, and how little chance we had of been anything else. Otherwise, why would we be so preoccupied with destruction?”

B) “I just stood there peering through the bushes, torn between wanting to join the fun and feeling that it was all a bit silly.”

C) “ The promise of adventure awoke him. ‘going out now? Where to, Lizabeth What you going to do?”

D) “Of course I cannot express the things that I knew about Miss Lottie as I stood there awkward and ashamed.”

“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.