1. compare and contrast emerson’s poem “the snow-storm” with emily dickinson’s poem “it sifts from leaden sieves.” in what ways are their depictions of the snowstorms similar and different? how do the differences affect the mood of each piece?

What does water came out from a rock mean in this poem and why is it compared to the radio waltz? time was away and somewhere else. the waiter did not come, the clock forgot them and the radio waltz came out like water from a rock: time was away and somewhere else.

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. she was a small woman, short and straight-waisted like a child in her brown cotton gown. her forehead was mild and benevolent between the smooth curves of gray hair; there were meek downward lines about her nose and mouth; but her eyes, fixed upon the old man, looked as if the meekness had been the result of her own will, never of the will of another. in at least one hundred words, explain how this excerpt uses explicit and implicit details to describe sarah penn.

The duke and the dauphin lie, cheat, and steal for the purposes of their own survival. answers: •true •false