Which statement best identifies the central idea of the text? [RI.2]
A. The traits your parents pass down to you are more responsible for the person you become than outside influences.
B. Outside influences, such as where you grow up and the way you grow up, have a stronger impact on the person you become than traits passed down by your parents.
C. While the traits your parents pass down help make you who you are, outside influences also play an important role.
D. Scientists are completely unsure of how nurture and nature combine to make people who they are.

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“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.