Read the prompt below, and respond in 3-4 sentences using your best grammar, spelling, and vocabulary. prompt: in an interview with pbs, scott momaday said, “i am an indian and i believe i’m fortunate to have the heritage i have.” momaday connects his personal history with that of the kiowa tribe, indicating that both personal and cultural experience have a role in forming his identity. explain how his experience in the following passage connects him to his ancestral heritage. "once i went with my father and grandmother to see the tai-me bundle. it was suspended by means of a strip of ticking from the fork of a small ceremonial tree. i made an offering of bright red cloth, and my grandmother prayed aloud. it seemed a long time that we were there. i had never come into the presence of tai-me before—nor have i since. there was a great holiness all about in the room, as if an old person had died there or a child had been born."

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Which statement is most clearly objective?

“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.