Directions: Choose any two of Shakespeare's sonnets and compare and contrast them. You can use a Venn diagram, a three column chart, or simply write an analysis paragraph. You must address the following questions.

1) How are the sonnets similar and different in structure?

2) How are the sonnets similar and different in how they sound when read aloud?

3) How are the sonnets similar and different in the language used?

4) How are the sonnets similar and different in content/meaning?

Which sentence should be revised to include vivid imagery

However, the idea of real-life people living in what would become the united states for thousands of years before columbus ever left spain never dawned on me. what would be the best way to revise this sentence for greater clarity? a) however, the fact that columbus left spain thousands of years after people settled what would become the united states never dawned on me. b) it never dawned on me, however, the idea of real-life people living in what would become the united states for thousands of years before columbus ever left spain. c) however, the fact that people were already living in what would become the united states for thousands of years before columbus ever left spain never dawned on me. d) however, the idea never dawned on me that long before columbus ever left spain, real-life people lived for thousands of years in what would become the united states.

Nthis poem by ruskin bond, what does the use of the word heart-beats suggest about the narrator's attitude toward life?