Which choice best describes how longfellow’s poem “pegasus in pound” draws from the pegasus myth? although pegasus is an extraordinary animal, the country people treat him like any other horse. pegasus frees himself from captivity, and he is rewarded by becoming a constellation in the night sky. although pegasus has wings, the farmers believe he is unable to fly. the gods free pegasus, and he is finally able to reach mount olympus.

In a 10-12 sentence response-style paragraph, explore the degree to which you agree or disagree with faulkner’s message. “i believe that man will not merely endure: he will prevail. he is immortal, not because he alone among creatures has an inexhaustible voice, but because he has a soul, a spirit capable of compassion and sacrifice and endurance. the poet's, the writer's, duty is to write about these things. it is his privilege to man endure by lifting his heart, by reminding him of the courage and honor and hope and pride and compassion and pity and sacrifice which have been the glory of his past. the poet's voice need not merely be the record of man, it can be one of the props, the pillars to him endure and prevail” (faulkner 773-775).