Fate slew Him, but He did not drop— She felled —He did not fall—
Impaled Him on Her fiercest stakes—
He neutralized them all—

She stung Him— sapped His firm Advance—
But when Her Worst was done
And He—unmoved regarded Her—
Acknowledged Him a Man.

What are three(3) poetic elements used in this poem?

What are some of the images and diction used by the narrator that evoke the "dream of america"?

Returning from vietnam, we were given a parade. crowds of screaming people waving signs — not just on one road, one day. no, they were everywhere. every day. on the streets, on the television, on the radio. a hot, angry tangle of shaking fists and ugly words that threatened us like a monster with a hundred heads. our country had chewed us up and spit us out, and now we were being treated as if it were our fault. which sentence best uses figurative language to match the paragraph's tone? a. our feet were frozen in place as the street itself strained to hold us back. b. i felt unappreciated and condemned for actions i had thought were heroic. c. i hadn't expected to find myself in a rags-to-riches situation such as this. d. we had come home to a feeding frenzy and were being treated as bait.

In at least one hundred words, discuss how tradition vs. change is a theme in things fall apart. use evidence from the text to support your answer.