Which phrase or sentence in this excerpt from kurt vonnegut's "report on the barnhouse effect" demonstrates the use of irony? one long bench had been brought in for the ten of us privileged to watch. the television screens showed, from left to right, the stretch of desert which was the rocket target, the guinea-pig fleet, and a section of the aleutian sky through which the radio-controlled bomber formation would roar. ninety minutes before h-hour the radios announced that the rockets were ready, that the observation ships had backed away to what was thought to be a safe distance, and that the bombers were on their way. the small virginia audience lined up on the bench in order of rank, smoked a great deal, and said little. professor barnhouse was in his bedroom. general barker bustled about the house like a woman preparing dinner for twenty. at ten minutes before h-hour the general came in, shepherding the professor before him

“tell me o swan, your ancient tale” by kabir “the swan” by rilke “spanish dancer” by rilke “your laughter” by pablo neruda “birthplace” by shaffarzadeh “it’s this way” by nazim hikmet “counting small-boned bodies” by robert bly choose two poems that you would like to write about. analyze each poem. study the perspective, or point of view, of the speaker in each of the two poems that you select for this assignment. consider these questions: who is the speaker in each of these poems? what is the speaker’s tone? is there a conflict? is there a message? what does each of the poems have in common? what is different about each of the poems? which literary devices are used in the poems? are these literary devices found in both of the poems? what does the speaker hope to achieve in each of the poems? how are these achievements/goals been met? directions: using the two poems of your choosing, write a clear, concise, two hundred and fifty word essay that compares and contrasts the two poems. make sure you include at least two of the following to support your thesis: tone, point of view, literary devices, and meter.