Read the excerpt from "digging." between my finger and my thumb the squat pen rests; snug as a gun. under my window, a clean rasping sound when the spade sinks into gravelly ground: my father, digging. i look down till his straining rump among the flowerbeds bends low, comes up twenty years away stooping in rhythm through potato drills where he was digging. read the haiku by bashō. a crow has settled on a bare branch— autumn evening. how does the structure of these poems differ? “digging” is a one-stanza poem with many lines, while bashō's haiku has multiple stanzas with few lines. “digging” is a long poem with no sound devices, while bashō's haiku is a short poem with many sound devices. “digging” has many stanzas of equal length, while bashō's haiku has many stanzas of varying lengths. “digging” has multiple stanzas of varying length, while bashō's haiku has only one stanza of three lines.

According to “the world on turtl’s back” which best demonstrates the iroquois view of women? a) women were viewed as clumsy and poor at making decisions. b) women were viewed as without the support of men and animals. c) women were respected because they create and sustain the world. d) women were worshipped because they were the descendants of a goddess.

What is the primary setting and action of book 13 of the odyssey? a. calypso capturing ulysses on ogygia b. telemachus traveling to sparta c. ulysses retuming to ithaca d. ulysses traveling in disguise to crete

Which part of the story shows how kiara and tanya's differences affect their friendship? kiara and tanya were the best of friends. when they were 10 years old, they always went everywhere together. all their friends knew that if they found one of them, they would find the other. anyone who didn't know them thought that they were twins because both kiara and tanya had long, silky red hair and pale complexions. they were even similar in height and build. they were more like sisters than friends. but as similar as they were in appearance, they were just as different when it came to their personalities. this difference didn't affect their friendship, at least not for a long time. kiara always got out and participated in activities and competitions. tanya was happiest when reading a book at home. kiara was outgoing and talkative. tanya was quiet and shy. kiara was popular, and people were drawn to her because of her ability to make quick friends. tanya hardly had any friends besides kiara. as they grew older, kiara managed to make a large group of friends. tanya, on the other hand, still remained shy and reserved. this difference in their personalities eventually caused a rift between the two friends. tanya would refuse invitations to parties and movies that kiara invited her to. she just didn't want to hang out with people she didn't know that well. kiara couldn't understand why. she thought tanya disliked her friends. eventually, kiara and tanya both realized that they had outgrown one another. they still remained friends, but they were not as close as they once had been.