What do the words "briefer," "too beautiful to stay," and "sleep of death" in the last stanza of Wylie's poem suggest about nature's bounty and a life of plenty and ease? Do these ideas support or overturn the conventions of pastoral poetry? Explain.

But a caged bird stands on the grave of dreams his shadow shouts on a nightmare scream his wings are clipped and his feet are tied so he opens his throat to sing. which word from the passage gives the best indication of the speaker’s tone? b

Why college athletes should not get paid to play state the claim a. point a b. direct quotation to support point a c. point b d direct quotation to support point b

Find a newspaper or magazine (either print or digital form), and select one piece of media to evaluate. after reading/viewing the media, describe it, and explain what you believe the purpose and intended audience of the piece may have been. then, label the techniques (images, layout, video, sound, etc.) that were used, and how those techniques interacted to create either an effective or ineffective piece of media. your response should be at least 200 words.