Read the first stanza of "some keep the sabbath going to church." some keep the sabbath going to church – i keep it, staying at home – with a bobolink for a chorister – and an orchard, for a dome – what does the use of the words “orchard” and “dome” suggest? that the speaker believes that faith can be glimpsed only in the natural world that the speaker’s innocence allows her to view religion as an extension of nature that the speaker is able to see and feel her faith in everything that surrounds her that the speaker only feels close to her faith when she is enjoying the world of nature

Which of the following steps is not part of analyzing a poem? a. explore the poet's background. b. explore the theme. c. examine form and structure. d. examine language patterns.

Read the quotation from "an occurrence at owl creek bridge." and now he became conscious of a new disturbance. striking through the thought of his dear ones was a sound which he could neither ignore nor understand, a sharp, distinct, metallic percussion like the stroke of a blacksmith’s hammer upon the anvil; it had the same ringing quality. he wondered what it was, and whether immeasurably distant or near by—it seemed both. its recurrence was regular, but as slow as the tolling of a death knell. he awaited each stroke with impatience and—he knew not why—apprehension. the intervals of silence grew progressively longer, the delays became maddening. with their greater infrequency the sounds increased in strength and sharpness. they hurt his ear like the thrust of a knife; he feared he would shriek. what he heard was the ticking of his watch. which best describes the effect of the narration in the excerpt? it suggests that the man being executed feels tranquil and at peace. it suggests that the narrator is sympathetic to the man being executed. it suggests that the plot will become less tense as the story continues. it suggests that the story will become more intense and mysterious.

What do technical writers need to do when using an image?