9. In the Times article about how Ms. Gorman came to write this poem, we learned that some of the lines were inspired by the events of Jan. 6 (U. S. Capitol insurrection). Which do you think those were? Why? Do you think she managed to do what she told The Times she planned to do by both confronting dark realities and offering “a breath for joy”?

Read the passage. when i consider how my light is spent ere half my days, in this dark world and wide, and that one talent which is death to hide, lodged with me useless, though my soul more bent to serve therewith my maker, and present my true account, lest he returning chide; “doth god exact day labor, light denied? ” in line 7 of sonnet xix by john milton, the speaker asks, “doth god exact day labor, light denied? ” what does his question mean? why must god make us suffer to work? what shall one charge god to work in the dark? how does god expect him to work when he is blind? is god trying me?