my little root who won’t drink milk,
little pale foot sunk in unheard-of night,
little clock spring newly wet
in the fire, little grape, parent to the future
wine, a son the fruit of his own son,
little father I ransom with my life.
Source: Lee, Li-Young. “Little Father.” Book of My Nights. Rochester: BOA Editions, Ltd., 2001. Poetry Foundation. Web. 25 July 2011.
Which structure is used in this excerpt from the poem “Little Father”?
haiku
free verse
iambic
ode
"Free Verse", there is no structure throughout the entire poem, that and this is the answer but i have to write twenty characters.
As a concerned citizen of Triston and a member of the North Carolina Conservation of Nature Council, I am asking for the community's help with a serious issue. First, I want to congratulate our town's mayor and city council for planning to build a new community theater. However, do they realize that building the theater on Asbury Woodlands will destroy the prime breeding ground for an endangered species?
The Bachman's warbler is a small bird about four inches in length. This green-backed bird has a bright yellow belly and face and is sometimes confused with the similarly colored hooded warbler.
Since 1897, the population of the Bachman's warbler in North Carolina has decreased from more than 500,000 to fewer than 100. The main reason is the destruction of the areas (like Asbury Woodlands) that it uses for its natural breeding grounds. Bachman's warblers prefer thickly wooded swamps and wet thickets in heavy, full-grown forests where they can build their nests and feed on insects.
This does not mean that we cannot build a community theater. A similar situation recently arose in Cape Pristo, North Carolina. Nobel Hotels canceled its plans to build a high-rise structure when it became known that the roseate tern, another endangered bird, was living in the suggested location. Nobel Hotels put up a new building several miles down the beach from the original location, and the roseate tern kept its home.
Our community has forever prided itself on caring for our natural surroundings. The city council has promised that the proposed theater will be "highly tasteful" and that the structure will "complement the spirit of our town."
The city council's honorable concern for the endangered Bachman's warbler would smooth the feathers of many voters. With their help and the support of our townspeople, future generations will appreciate the beauty of this little bird.
Redmond Harris
Which statement best captures the main argument of this editorial?
a)Protecting the woodlands will give future generations a chance to appreciate the beauty of endangered species of birds.
b)The city council should not be allowed to pursue city projects that will decrease the population of endangered birds.
c)The need to conserve Asbury Woodlands to protect endangered species far outweighs that of providing a community theater.
d)Conserving Asbury Woodlands is important because Bachman's warblers prefer thickly wooded swamps to build their nests and feed on insects.
A theme is a statement about a subject of a poem.
A theme is the imagery that evokes emotion in a poem.
A theme is a poet’s message to readers through a poem.
Answer:
A theme is a main topic that a poem emphasizes.
A theme is a poet’s message to readers through a poem.
Explanation: A theme is the subject,it is the headline and the topic through which the message contained in the poem is first exposed. Through the theme, the audience already have a feeling of what to expect from the poem. It is recommended for a poem to have a theme it will be the guide to what the poem is going to be about. The
Connects the characters,plot, settings,the conflicts and the actions.
Answer:
mood
Explanation:
The excerpt and the options attached to the question above are given below:
Read the following scene from Trifles.
MRS. HALE (resentfully). I don't know as there's anything so strange, our takin' up our time with little things while we're waiting for them to get the evidence. (She sits down at the big table, smoothing out a block with decision.) I don't see as it's anything to laugh about.
A. Move as the reader imagined.
B. Feel as the reader imagined.
C. Look as the reader imagined.
D. Sound as the reader imagined.
ANSWER
The correct option is D.
A possible disadvantage of hearing these scene as opposed to reading it silently is that Mrs. Hale may not SOUND AS THE READER IMAGINED.
If a reader is reading the passage given above, such a reader will see clearly that the statement uttered by Mrs. Hale was spoken resentfully. If a person is hearing the scene on the other hand, such a person may misinterpret the tone, which Mrs. Hale used to speak the statement above.
the ANSWER IS FORCED TO VISUALIZE THE PROPS USED WITHIN THE SCENE.
The statement "The sound of a poem should echo its sense" is TRUE.
In a poem, sound may refer to rhyme including the agreement of vowel sounds in assonance and the repetition of consonant sounds in consonance and alliteration.
The sound of poetry may be considered a source of pleasure in which syllables are arranged in a harmonious pattern so that they are satisfying and pleasing.