Select two poems from the list provided in the project. using these two poems, write a clear, concise, 250-word essay that compares and contrasts them. make sure you include at least two of the following to support your thesis: tone, point of view, literary devices, or meter. discuss at least three literary devices that are used in the poems that you have selected.

make sure to:

1. develop a list of characteristics that sum up each of the poems. this may include notes about plot, visual details, point of view, etc.

2. create a strong thesis statement around these characteristics. your thesis statement is the main argument you will be proving throughout the course of this assignment.

3. organize your thoughts and decide which points to make first.

4. begin your paper once you have all your facts lined up. you may cite outside sources.

5. write your paper.

5. review and revise.

list of poems

* “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

Me 31) what is the best definition of the word ventured as it is used in the final sentence of paragraph 1? with high hope for the future, no prediction in regard to it is ventured. a) desired b) c) justified d) risked 32) with malice toward none; with charity for all; with firmness in the right, as god gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in; to bind up the nation’s wounds; to care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan—to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves, and with all nations. lincoln uses the last paragraph of his speech a) to emphasize the atrocities of war. b) to show his concern for all nations. c) to ask for more support for the war. d) to describe his visions for the nation's rebirth. 33) now, at the expiration of four years, during which public declarations have been constantly called forth on every point and phase of the great contest which still absorbs the attention and engrosses the energies of the nation, little that is new could be presented. which is the best definition for expiration as it is used in the selected sentence? a) emission of breath b) ceasing to be in effect c) the act of breathing out d) the emission of volatile matter from the earth's atmosphere 34) the almighty has his own purposes. ‘woe unto the world because of offenses! for it must needs be that offenses come; but woe to that man by whom the offense cometh.’ what is the meaning of the word offenses as used in the first line of the fifth paragraph? a) breaking the law b) attack or assault c) causing injury, causing harm or hurt d) sin; wrongdoing against someone else

Why did the author include the fact that 40,000 african americans participated in the bus boycott

Read the excerpt from frederick douglass’s speech “what to the slave is the fourth of july? ”go where you may, search where you will, roam through all the monarchies and despotisms of the old world, travel through south america, search out every abuse, and when you have found the last, lay your facts by the side of the everyday practices of this nation, and you will say with me, that, for revolting barbarity and shameless hypocrisy, america reigns without a rival. what is one way that douglass achieves his purpose of persuading the reader to see his point of view? by relating as many facts and statistics to the reader as possibleby using familiar and casual language to make the reader feel comfortableby using gentle language to evoke a sense of calm and tranquilityby repeating the word “you” to directly relate to the reader