The bat poet

1. after hearing the bat's poem about the owl for a second time, the chipmunk shivers again and says, "it makes me shiver. why do i like it if it makes me shiver? " the bat indicates that he understands how the chipmunk feels and agrees that he doesn't understand why they like the poem. using examples from the text, explain how the poem creates a scary, shivery feeling.

2. reread the poem the bat wrote about the mockingbird. in your own words, summarize what the bat says about the mockingbird.

3. after completing your summary, predict how the mockingbird will react to hearing the bat's poem. will he like it or dislike it? why?

In three to five sentances what is the resolution of the short story cupid and psyche by apuleius

Read the excerpt from "a modest proposal." the poorer tenants will have something valuable of their own, which by law may be made liable to a distress, and to pay their landlord's rent, their corn and cattle being already seized, and money a thing unknown. which statement effectively uses a quotation to show that swift claims that the poor will also benefit from his proposal? “swift writes that poorer tenants will have something valuable of their own, which by law may be made liable to a distress.” swift writes that poorer tenants will finally have something to pay their landlord’s rent since they have neither money nor trade. swift writes that poorer tenants will have something to trade for rent since “their corn and cattle” have already been seized. swift writes that “poorer tenants will have something valuable of their own” that can “ to pay their landlord’s rent.”

Read this line from the poem. and while i thus at random rove what effect does alliteration have in this line? a. it emphasizes the unpredictability of the speaker's pursuit of pleasure. b. it makes the speaker seem fair and impartial. c. it adds a lighthearted tone to the speaker's words. d. it contributes to the sorrowful tone of the poem.