1. How many sentences are in the poem “Drink Your Tea”? What punctuation breaks up the sections of the poem? 2. What “commands” or directives are given in the poem?

3. What is the difference between the phrase “Live the actual moment,” which appears in the poem, and “Live IN the actual moment,” which is a commonly used phrase in conversation and on inspirational posters?

4. Which sentence in the poem could be viewed as a summary of the entire poem—and also as a statement of its central theme?

5. What choice is described in the poem?

When lawrence saw the posters for the circus hanging on the bulletin board, as he swept up the trimmings at slim's barbershop, he knew he would be taking his little cousins. they loved animals, and he was looking forward to seeing the smiles on their faces as the circus performers amazed them with their stunts. but sweeping up hair clippings didn't pay a whole lot. lawrence spent 45 dollars just getting tickets. but it was worth it to see his cousins' faces. the day finally came and everyone was excited as they walked into that big circus tent. but lawrence soon realized that he and his cousins would be thirsty and hungry. as they sat in their seats, the drink vendor walked by selling beverages. desperately thirsty, lawrence asked him how much a lemonade would cost, and the drink vendor said, "eleven dollars each." lawrence replied, "oh, that's it? just eleven dollars? what a great deal for one cup of lemonade. that's totally worth it." the drink vendor walked away. which type of irony is used?

"introduction to oedipus the king": what is most likely the author's intent in writing about the difference(s) between sophocles's play and the original myth on which it's based?

Whos a good poet to listen to? i got back into shane koyczan and i'm wondering if anything else is out there.