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which statement best explains how to identify the text structure used in the excerpt from "for want of a horseshoe nail"?

then he spurred his horse to ride toward the broken line and rally the men to turn and fight. he was hardly halfway across the stony field when one of the horse’s shoes flew off. a few steps more and another shoe came off. the horse stumbled, and king richard was thrown to the ground.

a. the text structure is sequence; words like rally and fight indicate this.

b. the text structure is compare and contrast; words like spurred and ride indicate this.

c. the text structure is cause and effect; words like stumbled and thrown indicate this.

d. the text structure is chronological; words like flew off and steps indicate this.

“tell me o swan, your ancient tale” by kabir “the swan” by rilke “spanish dancer” by rilke “your laughter” by pablo neruda “birthplace” by shaffarzadeh “it’s this way” by nazim hikmet “counting small-boned bodies” by robert bly choose two poems that you would like to write about. analyze each poem. study the perspective, or point of view, of the speaker in each of the two poems that you select for this assignment. consider these questions: who is the speaker in each of these poems? what is the speaker’s tone? is there a conflict? is there a message? what does each of the poems have in common? what is different about each of the poems? which literary devices are used in the poems? are these literary devices found in both of the poems? what does the speaker hope to achieve in each of the poems? how are these achievements/goals been met? directions: using the two poems of your choosing, write a clear, concise, two hundred and fifty word essay that compares and contrasts the two poems. make sure you include at least two of the following to support your thesis: tone, point of view, literary devices, and meter.