A Prayer from the Womb and A Letter from an Unborn Baby Questions 1.) In both selections, the speakers make promises to the mother. Compare these promises. Which is more positive in tone.

2.) Aside from the genre and form of the two texts, how else do they differ?

3.) Describe the persona in the poem.

4.) The second selection is presented in the form of a letter. What effect does this achieve?

5.) What words do the speakers in both selections use to refer to their mother? What would the effect be if these terms of endearment were replaced with a formal term such as "Mother"?

As you have learned, epic heroes experience trials along their journeys. using your knowledge from beowulf, create a trial you believe an epic hero like beowulf might face. you will need to write a description of the trial using the aspects of a narrative. the trial can be anything you imagine, meaning you can test the hero in any way you see fit. be creative and have fun with this! let your creativity flow. focus on key attributes of beowulf and use his attributes to create a trial that would truly test him. since beowulf is very strong, a trial involving strength and endurance might be to easy. try thinking outside the box to create a trial that would truly test the hero of the geats. examples of beowulf’s attributes: couragous, loyal, strong, persistant, honorable, confident try to use one or multiples of these attribute when designing your trial. a good way to think of this activity is that you are a hunger games game designer. what could you make that would stump beowulf

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Create a blog to convince an audience to either support or oppose a proposal to require all students to wear uniforms in school