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1. change the direct speech into reported speech.
1. the advertisement said, «if you answer the questions correctly, you may win $100.
2. «whose car did you borrow last night? » i asked him.
3. «don't watch late-night horror movies,» i said to them.
4. «will you go on strike when the others do? » the boss asked him.
5. «we like working on sundays because we get double pay,» explained the builders.
6. «what platform does the train leave from? » asked bill.
7. «don't lean your bicycles against the windows, boys,» said the shopkeeper.
8. «are you leaving today or tomorrow morning? » asked his secretary.
9. the new secretary asked how long it had been a mixed school?
10. she said she would come with me as soon as she was ready.

“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.