which of these is something that all the poems in the reading have in common? A. nontraditional structure B. themes of love C. hopeful tones D. images of the war

Read the stanza below from the poem “tattoo” by gregg shapiro and answer the question that follows. if i could trade places with him i would pad the rest of his days wrap him in gauze and velvet absorb the shocks and treat his wounds i would scrub the numbers from his flesh extinguish the fire and give him back his life what does shapiro use to create the conceit in the lines above? a) he carries one line of poetry onto the next. b) he paints vivid word pictures that trigger the imagination by appealing to the five senses. c) he directly expresses a metaphor using like, as, or than. d) he uses physical protection to represent emotional protection.

Which statement best paraphrases these sentences from the text

The consequence of jim smiley’s human foible adds to the story’s humor. what foible does smiley demonstrate?