Because of its title and first-person point of view, “song of myself” is often perceived as autobiographical. when reading a poem, should readers assume that the author is the speaker? yes; everything that is written by a person should be considered autobiographical. no; poems are products of imagination and express beliefs that may not be the writer’s. no; poems are not like other forms of writing because they do not have speakers. yes; poems that reference the “self” in the title must be autobiographical.

Which detail from "to build a fire" best supports the idea that most of the real yukon prospectors had little experience for surviving in cold weather? it happened. it was his own fault or, rather, his mistake. he should not have built the fire under the spruce tree. there was the fire, snapping and crackling and promising life with every dancing flame. he would have to build a fire and dry out his footgear. this was imperative at that low temperature—he knew that much. the flame he got by touching a match to a small shred of birch bark that he took from his pocket.

Which lines foreshadow macbeths eventual killing of the king

Read the sentences below. (1) wordsworth believed that poetry should present the ordinary in unusual ways, and shelley's "ode to the west wind" does just that. (2) in the poem, the speaker calls the wind "thou breath of autumn's being." (3) later in the poem, the speaker refers to the wind as both "destroyer and preserver." which word or phrase would smooth the transition between sentence 1 and sentence 2? a "in addition" b "finally" c "for instance" d "moreover"