Read the following passage:
i had waited so long for robert to return home, and i
realized that his coming come would likely take a miracle. i
should have been thrilled. but it wasn't robert who
returned from vietnam. he had become someone else.
ghosts had followed him home and turned him into
something he wasn't before. there was no fire in his eyes,
no warmth in his touch. just an angry, hollow shell that
looked like someone i used to know.
what is one way the author's word choice contributes to the tone of this
passage?

“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.