a noiseless patient spider,
i mark’d where on a little promontory it stood isolated,
mark’d how to explore the vacant vast surrounding,
it launch’d forth filament, filament, filament, out of itself,
ever unreeling them, ever tirelessly speeding them.

and you o my soul where you stand,
surrounded, detached, in measureless oceans of space,
ceaselessly musing, venturing, throwing, seeking the spheres to connect them,
till the bridge you will need be form’d, till the ductile anchor hold,
till the gossamer thread you fling catch somewhere, o my soul.

why do you think walt whitman chose a spider to symbolize a soul? what symbolism would you choose?

Comparing and contrasting is a form of

Which best explains the symbolism of changing weather in "the jilting of granny weatherall"?

Read this excerpt from rudolfo anaya’s essay “take the tortillas out of your poetry.”tortillas and poetry. they go hand in hand. books nourish the spirit, bread nourishes our bodies. our distinct cultures nourish each one of us, and as we know more and more about the art and literature of the different cultures, we become freer and freer. . i don’t know anyone who doesn’t like to sample different ethnic foods, the breads of many many groups; just as many of us enjoy sampling books from different areas of the world. i travel to foreign countries, and i know more about myself as i learn more about my fellow human beings. censorship imposes itself in my path of knowledge, and that activity can be justified by no one.which of these changes would make this excerpt more argumentative? using words that affect the audience’s sense of trustusing less repetition of certain words and phrasesincluding words that address logic and reasonincluding words that are charged with emotion