Which statement best describes a difference between the poem "Ellis Island" and the essay "Thanksgiving: A Native American View"? The poem uses figurative language, and the essay relies on adjectives for description.
The poem uses emotion, and the essay is more moderate.
The poem gives the author’s opinion, and the essay gives only facts.
The essay shows the author’s feelings, and the poem does not.

Fill in the table with definitions of the literary techniques and concepts that occur in beowulf.

Match each poem with the subculture or counterculture from which it came. hip–hop counterculture feminist counterculture beat generation a. "pay attention, here's the thick of the plot/i pulled up to the corner at the end of my block/and that's when i saw this beautiful girly–girl walkin'/i picked up my car phone to perpetrate like i was talkin'" (jazzy jeff and the fresh prince) b. "for no church told me/no guru holds me/no advice/just stone/of new york" (jack kerouac) c. "you fit into me/ like a hook into an eye/a fish hook/an open eye" (margaret atwood)

Why is blank verse considered traditional?