2. part a: what does the color “gold” most likely represent in the poem?
a. purity and beauty
b. wealth and riches
c. warmth and kindness
d. strength and power

Baldwin uses numbered headings as text structures to organize his article. briefly summarize what is covered in each numbered part. why are these divisions logical?

London includes a quote about john thornton as he is observing hal attempt to motivate the exhausted dogs "it was idle, he knew, to get between a fool and his folly". if the word "idle" is defined as "of no real worth, importance, or significance", what does this statement mean with regard to hal? who is the fool? what is hal's folly? why would john thornton think it of no real worth or useless to intervene?

Which word from the stanza can you use as a clue to determine the meaning of the word vales ?