Canary / Hawk Vision keen and talons strong,
The mighty canary files along.
Struggling against the air conditioner's flow,
The streak of yellow feathers comes in low.
It seeks only grub on which to feed,
A crumb of bread, a bowl of seed.
Its sweet song flutters like a rattling plane engine,
As it rounds the corner into the kitchen.
The smoky gray tomcat poses no threat,
It has grown fat from cans like an ordinary pet.
The bird stops, admires itself in a mirror,
The hawk that looks back could not be clearer.

Question: What is the theme of the poem?

A How you view yourself can affect your attitude.

B Things may not be as they first appear.

C Confidence is the key to doing well in life.

D Canaries are actually hawks in disguise.

Read the excerpt how the grimm brothers saved the fairy tale. which idea does the author introduce first

What causes cassius to delay killing caesar? a. the crowds around caesar b. a violent storm c. brutus’s reluctance d. the disorganization it the resistance

Read the passage from animal farm. "that was part of the arrangement! " cried squealer. "jones's shot only grazed him. i could show you this in his own writing, if you were able to read it. the plot was for snowball, at the critical moment, to give the signal for flight and leave the field to the enemy. and he very nearly succeeded—i will even say, comrades, he would have succeeded if it had not been for our heroic leader, comrade napoleon. do you not remember how, just at the moment when jones and his men had got inside the yard, snowball suddenly turned and fled, and many animals followed him? and do you not remember, too, that it was just at that moment, when panic was spreading and all seemed lost, that comrade napoleon sprang forward with a cry of 'death to humanity! ' and sank his teeth in jones's leg? surely you remember that, comrades? " exclaimed squealer, frisking from side to side. now when squealer described the scene so graphically, it seemed to the animals that they did remember it. at any rate, they remembered that at the critical moment of the battle snowball had turned to flee. but boxer was still a little uneasy. how does the characterization of squealer support the author’s purpose? squealer's dramatic accusations draw parallels between him and stalin’s propagandists. squealer's uncertainty shows that he is not a reliable ally of napoleon and is ineffective with messaging. squealer's ability to get the animals to listen to him shows that any animal can rise to be a leader in time. squealer's humble interactions with the animals reflect the importance of equality and cooperation.