Which sentence best summarizes the irony in the story? A Jimmy Wells has turned the man from the West in for a
crime that Wells committed twenty years ago.
B Jimmy Wells has gotten taller over the last twenty
years, so the man from the West does not know that he
was the police officer from the beginning.
C The reader is aware that the police officer is Jimmy
Wells from the beginning of the story, but the man
from the West does not find out until the end.
D The reader and the man from the West learn that the
friend he has been waiting for, Jimmy Wells, is actually
the police officer and has turned him in for crimes he
committed in Chicago.

“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.