read the excerpt.

when a sedate content the spirit feels,
and no fierce light disturbs, whilst it reveals;
but silent musings urge the mind to seek
something, too high for syllables to speak;
till the free soul to a composedness charmed,
finding the elements of rage disarmed,
o’er all below a solemn quiet grown,
joys in the inferior world, and thinks it like her own …
in these lines from “a nocturnal reverie” by anne finch, how does the natural world charm the speaker to “composedness”?

the love she has of sunshine makes her focus on her surroundings.
the connection she feels with nature makes her spirit content.
the connection she feels to other people makes her long to be with family and friends.
the love she has of animals makes her forget her daytime cares.

Demonstrating understanding of jem's development one way to demonstrate understanding of character and theme is by writing from the perspective of a character. for this assignment, compose a short poem from the perspective of jem. your poem should detail his feelings about either a. his father, atticus or b. mrs. dubose. the poem must accurately trace the progression of jem's attitudes and beliefs, highlighting the important events and shifts in his perspective detailed above. your writing should also sound like jem, using voice and word choice that reflects the voice and word choice found in the novel. the poem can be a free poem (meaning it does not need to rhyme or follow a particular format). it should be a minimum of twenty-lines in length, have a title, and follow conventional rules of spelling, grammar, and punctuation.