Read this excerpt from The Golem.
What is the effect of the stage directions?
Rabbi Low looks expectantly at the Golem.
They build suspense.
They build the plot.
They build exposition.
They build character development.
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Thunder sounds in the distance. Rabbi Low checks his
papers. He repeats the words, louder this time.
There's more thunder, closer this time. It begins to rain. Still
nothing from the Golem. Rabbi Low shouts the words,
partly in desperation, partly to be heard over the howling
wind.

“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.