the speaker's principal unit in this first stanza (as well as in the next two stanzas) is the ten syllable iambic line (the iambic pentameter line, which has five iambic feet with two syllables per foot). but not every line in the stanza is a ten syllable line. A line may have four syllables or eight syllables. how many lines in this first stanza have eight syllables?

What do the words spoken by the mouse in paragraph 3 tell us about her character?

Buck did not cry out. he did not check himself, but drove in upon spitz, shoulder to shoulder, so hard that he missed the throat. they rolled over and over in the powdery snow. spitz gained his feet almost as though he had not been overthrown, slashing buck down the shoulder and leaping clear. twice his teeth clipped together, like the steel jaws of a trap, as he backed away for better footing, with lean and lifting lips that writhed and snarled. read this passage. explain what the conflict shows about buck and spitz.

What is the best definition of the underlined word as it is used in the sentence? a statement of wit or amusement an expression of disapproval or condemnation a sentiment of indifference or apathy an exclamation of profound admiration or esteem