Critical Thinking After you read the biographical incident, answer the questions below . 1. What do you think is the purpose of Goodwin's writing? Who do you think her audience ? 2. What do the two incidents show about Eleanor and her eagerness to learn? How do they show that Eleanor and Franklin worked as a team? 3. What does the dialogue contribute to each incident? 4. Choose one of the two incidents that Goodwin reports, and pay close attention to how she relates it. Analyze (a) the order and (b) the amount of space given to each of the following: background information , setting dialogue, and report of what happened . What kinds of details does Goodwin omit?

“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.