English
1. read the following lines from "sunjata.
"when the mande women were told about it, they gathered together again under the mande baobab tree.
they said, "it is one thing to give birth to a son, and another thing for him to survive." what did they do again?
through sorcery they stretched the tendons of his two feet. they confined him to the ground.
what can the reader most likely conclude about the mande women?
a. the sisters dislike sunjata because he is male.
b. the sisters believe that sunjata really can walk.
c. the sisters are envious that ma sogolon gave b

“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.