1)"You’re just like an ostrich, burying your head in the sand!" (2)We say this about a person who foolishly pretends not to notice danger approaching. (3)Actually, the ostrich does not do anything quite so silly. (4)When threatened, an ostrich may sit down and stretch its long neck against the ground. (5)In that position, the bird resembles a grassy mound of earth. (6)This is also the ostrich’s position while guarding its nest. (7)During the day, the dull-brown-colored female stretches out across the nest. (8)At night, the black male takes over. Click on the inference most firmly based on the information in the passage:

A. During the day, the natural environment of the ostrich probably is a dull brown color.

B. Ostriches are among the most intelligent of animals.

try to do soaps tone.

s-subject

o-occasion (the reason the author wrote the poem)

a-audience (who is this poem mostly for)

p-purpose (was it to convince, inspire, etc. the audience)

s-speaker (can be the author or another character, like is a child, adult, woman, elderly, animal narrating the poem)

tone- the mood the reader gets from this poem

mood- the mood the author had with their own poem

meaning- what do you think the meaning is?

message- what is the author trying to explain to the audience? like what is the theme?

if you still don't get it try showing everyone the poem so they could unravel it

b. and i with my fighting heart, i thought at

first / to steal up to him [the cyclops].   the cyclops’ actions first odysseus to take

action after killing his men and trapping in the cave revealed his intent of

doing them harm.   that is why odysseus

blinded him to enable him and his men to escape.