Think of a ruin in or near your town (or one that you have visited). try to describe it in such a way that all of the history, the life behind that ruin would be apparent to a reader. reread "the ruin" to get ideas. this option should have the same tone, description, and length as "the ruin"—about 40 lines. include an original title for your poem.
i can come up with a title. just need everything else: -)
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How does crane's depiction of the way information was spread in the nineteenth century affect the novel? crane seeks to use the novel as a way to criticize the journalists of the time for how they glorified war as a means of union propaganda. by depicting the extent to which newspapers were circulated, crane seeks to expose the lack of unbiased reporting at the time. by giving newspapers a major role in the novel, crane seeks to make a connection between the increasing role of the military in national affairs and the decline of farming. crane captures the power of journalistic reports at a time when it was the primary means of transmitting information to a broad audience by showing its influence on henry.