Today i wore two different shoes! oh boy! i am a mess! fell on my face and got a bruise oh boy! i am a mess! i poured some ketchup on my dress oh boy! i am a mess! the dress was white if you could guess oh boy! i am a mess! 1. how does the poet create a rhythm for this poem? by writing about a character who is always late by repeating the phrase "oh boy! i am a mess! " by making each line have the same number of syllables by rhyming the words "shoes" and "bruise"

What does the candle symbolize in this excerpt from leo tolstoy’s the death of ivan ilyich? “when i am not, what will there be? there will be nothing. then where shall i be when i am no more? can this be dying? no, i don’t want to! ” he jumped up and tried to light the candle, felt for it with trembling hands, dropped candle and candlestick on the floor, and fell back on his pillow. a. ivan ilyich’s shallow lifestyle b. ivan ilyich’s troubled conscience c. ivan ilyich’s murky past d. ivan ilyich’s approaching death