In this excerpt from "Totally like whatever, you know?' elongated hyphens are most likely used for what purpose? "Declarative sentences-
It’s not (D) please help
SO--called
because they used to, like, DECLARE things to be true, okay,
as opposed to other things are, like, totally, you know, not-
have been infected by a totally hip
and tragically cool interrogative tone?"
To demonstrate uncertainty about the normal flow of ideas
To indicate an approval of the normal flow of ideas
To interrupt the pattern of speaking in the normal flow of ideas
To create a unusually normal flow of ideas

“tell me o swan, your ancient tale” by kabir “the swan” by rilke “spanish dancer” by rilke “your laughter” by pablo neruda “birthplace” by shaffarzadeh “it’s this way” by nazim hikmet “counting small-boned bodies” by robert bly choose two poems that you would like to write about. analyze each poem. study the perspective, or point of view, of the speaker in each of the two poems that you select for this assignment. consider these questions: who is the speaker in each of these poems? what is the speaker’s tone? is there a conflict? is there a message? what does each of the poems have in common? what is different about each of the poems? which literary devices are used in the poems? are these literary devices found in both of the poems? what does the speaker hope to achieve in each of the poems? how are these achievements/goals been met? directions: using the two poems of your choosing, write a clear, concise, two hundred and fifty word essay that compares and contrasts the two poems. make sure you include at least two of the following to support your thesis: tone, point of view, literary devices, and meter.