Consider how the conflict is resolved in Ink and Bone. What inferences can you make about the topic you choose based on this resolution?

Which pair of uses of figurative language from "the caged bird" support the extended metaphor of freedom versus oppression? back of the wind; floats downstream his wings are clipped; his feet are tied the caged bird sings; the free bird thinks dawn bright lawn; grave of dreams

Nthis poem by ruskin bond, what does the use of the word heart-beats suggest about the narrator's attitude toward life?

What character asks for god's mercy on the lady at the end of the poem? arthur lancelot the poem's speaker the reaper