Read the excerpt from “the caged bird.” but a caged bird stands on the grave of dreams his shadow shouts on a nightmare scream his wings are clipped and his feet are tied so he opens his throat to sing. what is the figurative meaning of the excerpt? the bird’s cage has been placed so that it overlooks a cemetery. the bird’s cage is so small that it cramps his wings and feet. the caged bird has had his hope destroyed. the caged bird is thinking very serious thoughts.

What character trait does penelope demonstrate when she calls for the suitors to hold a contest? what other character has a similar trait? she demonstrates cleverness, like odysseus does when he tricks and overcomes foes. she demonstrates hospitality, like the phaeacians do when odysseus lands on their island. she demonstrates a lack of confidence, like telemachus does when he fails to kick out the suitors. she demonstrates a lack of self control, like odysseus’s men do when they slaughter helios’s cattle.

Choose one group member who participated in your discussion. in 100-150 words, evaluate the effectiveness of their main argument and supporting evidence. using your notes, explain whether or not their claims were developed well, what evidence they used to support their claim, and how well they responded to the prompt. is there anything they could have done to be more effective? if so, what was it?

Read the excerpt from "a modest proposal." the poorer tenants will have something valuable of their own, which by law may be made liable to a distress, and to pay their landlord's rent, their corn and cattle being already seized, and money a thing unknown. which statement effectively uses a quotation to show that swift claims that the poor will also benefit from his proposal? “swift writes that poorer tenants will have something valuable of their own, which by law may be made liable to a distress.” swift writes that poorer tenants will finally have something to pay their landlord’s rent since they have neither money nor trade. swift writes that poorer tenants will have something to trade for rent since “their corn and cattle” have already been seized. swift writes that “poorer tenants will have something valuable of their own” that can “ to pay their landlord’s rent.”