The following question is based on your reading of  a midsummer night’s dream  by william shakespeare.  oberon  what thou seest when thou dost wake,  do it for thy true-love take,  love and languish for his sake:   be it ounce, or cat, or bear,  pard, or boar with bristled hair,  in thy eye that shall appear  when thou wakest, it is thy dear:   wake when some vile thing is near.  what is oberon doing in this speech? a. casting a spell on titania. c. hermia win lysander. b.stealing the changeling boy. d.ruining the mechanicals’ play.

“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.