Ineed this answered asap some critics think that "the lady of shalott" is, on one level, a poem about the sacrifices an artist must make to follow his or her vision. think of the poem with this claim in mind. what does the lady sacrifice to create the "magic web with colors gay"? at what point does she refuse to continue to make the sacrifice? using details from the poem

Read the excerpt from the poem "growing up italian" by maria mazziotti gillan and answer the question that follows. when i was a little girl, i thought everyone was italian, and that was good. we visted our aunts and uncles, and they visted us. the italian language smooth and sweet in my mouth. in kindergarten, english words fell on me, thick and sharp as hail. i grew silent, the italian word balanced on the edge of my tongue and the english word, lost during the first moment of every question. source: gillan, maria mazziotti. "growing up italian." poetrymagazine. com. poetry magazine, n. d. web. 30 mar. 2011. what is the tone of this poem? what does the tone reveal about the speaker of the poem and the conflict she faces? based on this excerpt, what can you predict about the theme of the poem?