1. (a) In "Avarice," the speaker notes four different items "she" keeps.
What is similar and different about those items? (b) What does the poem
suggest about greed—is it useless, selfish, etc.? Explain.

2. In “The Good Life," which life does the speaker seem to feel is "good" —
the one in which money is more available, or the one spent living on
"coffee and bread"? Explain.

3. (a) In "Money," which details suggest the nature of the children's lives?
(b) How do these details contrast with those that describe the people at
the door? (c) Is the speaker simply describing a situation or is the speaker
criticizing something? Explain.

This excerpt is from “the poet” by alfred, lord tennyson. the poem describes a poet's consciousness and perception. which three lines suggest the richness of a poet's thoughts? thus truth was multiplied on truth, [the world like one great garden show'd,] and thro' the wreaths of floating dark upcurl'd, rare sunrise flow'd. [and freedom rear'd in that august sunrise] her beautiful bold brow, when rites and forms before his burning eyes melted like snow. [there was no blood upon her maiden robes] sunn'd by those orient skies; but round about the circles of the globes of her keen eyes and in her raiment's hem was traced in flame wisdom, a name to shake [all evil dreams of power--a sacred name.] and when she spake, [her words did gather thunder as they ran,] and as the lightning to the thunder which follows it, riving the spirit of man, making earth wonder, so was their meaning to her words. no sword of wrath her right arm whirl'd, [ but one poor poet's scroll, and with 'his' word] she shook the world.