Hurry first person to answer earns 20 ! read the excerpt below from “the ball poem” by john berryman and answer the question that follows. what is the boy now, who has lost his ball, what, what is he to do? i saw it go merrily bouncing, down the street, and then merrily over—there it is in the water! no use to say ‘o there are other balls’ source: berryman, john. “the ball poem.” collected poems: 1937 – 1971. ed. charles thornbury. new york: farrar, straus and giroux, 1991. google books. web. 06 june 2011. what is the structure of this poem? free verse blank verse sonnet ballad

Discuss how hawthorne uses irony in "young goodman brown" to develop a theme or a character. your answer should be between 250 and 300 words.

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What is the effect of narrator's word choice on the tone of this passage? the words "my heart shrank within itself" create a fearful tone. the words "wounded his fellow" develop a remorseful tone. the words "struck harsh upon my ears" suggest an irritated tone. the words "better-omened" set a hopeful tone. excerpt from "the cabuliwallah" by rabindranath tagore i was sitting in my study, looking through the accounts, when some one entered, saluting respectfully, and stood before me. it was rahmun the cabuliwallah. at first i did not recognise him. he had no bag, nor the long hair, nor the same vigour that he used to have. but he smiled, and i knew him again. "when did you come, rahmun? " i asked him. "last evening," he said, "i was released from jail." the words struck harsh upon my ears. i had never before talked with one who had wounded his fellow, and my heart shrank within itself when i realised this; for i felt that the day would have been better-omened had he not turned up.