Read the passage. To Waken an Old Lady
by William Carlos Williams

Old age is
a flight of small
cheeping birds
skimming
bare trees
above a snow glaze.
Gaining and failing
they are buffeted
by a dark wind —
But what?
On harsh weedstalks
the flock has rested,
the snow
is covered with broken
seedhusks
and the wind tempered
by a shrill
piping of plenty.

What clues do these supporting details provide about the poem’s main idea?

In  the earth is precious, chief seattle says that man did not “weave the web of life, he is merely a strand in it.” what attitude is he implicitly criticizing by saying this?

Which best describes the meaning of the term “universal truths”?

What is the one characteristic about narrative poetry that all pieces share? a. the speaker is the voice in the poem. the speaker can be the protagonist that experiences the action and conflict, or the speaker can tell the story about someone else. b. as the poet, you will also set the mood of the poem. the words that you choose will arouse the reader. consider what you want the reader to feel when he reads your words. c. all narrative poetry has a story line. there will be a protagonist, and the 4 parts of plot.