Directions: Reread the poem and focus on the details and images that tell what people do in the skyscraper at different times of day. Write a few sentences describing what happens in the building over the course of a day. Be sure to conclude by telling whether and how a skyscraper’s day is similar to a day in the life of a person.

Ivansanger rainsfordgeneral zaroffwhitneyadventurous hunter; calm and composed; considers himself a realist; new yorker; veteran of world war ia hunter; sympathetic to the plight of voiceless, defenseless animals; cautiouscossack; mute; formidable physical stature; wears a black uniform; used to whip prisoners for the great white czarcossack; aristocrat; has sharp, pointed teeth and red lips; devoid of humanity and emotion