Fog Life
The fog comes
on little cat feet.
It sits looking
over harbor and city
on silent haunches
and then moves on.
Life is but a toy that swings on a bright gold chain
Ticking for a little while
To amuse a fascinated infant,
Until the keeper, a very old man,
Becomes tired of the game
And lets the watch run down.
by Carl Sandburg
by Naomi Long Madgett
Choose the statement that best compares the meaning of these poems.
1. People are like infants amused by toys.
O 2. Life is short, so live while you can
3. Time is only a shiny distraction.
O 4. Things of this world are fleeting.

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.

Select all that apply. because the length of his story is limited, short story writers typically:

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