I give up... I don't get it. I try so hard to understand and to make it make sense and it doesn't, they keep telling me "they're in a better place" I've never been lied to so much and so insulted... it's breaking me I I can't I don't know... I can't catch a break, I couldn't save you, I didn't say bye... I didn't say things I should have, I was so caught up on me, I didn't check up on you... I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry... why is this happening to me, why do bad things happen, why can't people stay, I guess I'm supposed to be alone and I must be destined to wither away right... I can't keep doing this, I just want it all to stop... don't be stu. pid and hold things in... because living with regret is the worst pain, I promise you it is...

“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.