Which idiom best describes the paragraph? skylar has been best friends with kate since they were little, but lately, skylar has noticed that kate has been short with her. when skylar calls her, kate doesn’t answer her phone and kate doesn’t always return skylar’s calls. skylar thinks her friendship with kate is about to end. a. writing on the wall b. green with envy c. wake up on the wrong side of the bed d. let the cat out of the bag

Comparing and contrasting is a form of

Whats the importance of gaining a general understanding of and interpretation of the work of literature. explain what the importance is to me

“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.