What does the speaker compare life to in the first stanza of james russell lowell's "life"? a. a word on the page b. a day in the summer c. a blank piece of paper d. a writer with few ideas

In “the bat poet”, why does the bat go to sleep with the other bats are the end of the story? a.he is suffering from winter’s block and takes comfort in being among his own kind. b.he is frightened of attack from owl, so he cannot sleep on the porch. c.he is now comfortable with himself: a bat a poet. b.the porch is torn down,so he has no other choice but to sleep in the barn.