Read the poems. A haiku by Buson and an excerpt from "Frost at Midnight" by Samuel Taylor Coleridge.

Which statement best describes the differences between these poems?

The haiku shares a distinct event in nature, while the romantic poem relays a personal experience with nature.
The haiku relies on a kigo to describe a season, while the romantic poem uses patterned rhyme for effect.
The haiku uses present tense to share a moment in time, while the romantic poem uses past tense to retell an old tale.
The haiku celebrates the solitude of night, while the romantic poem suggests that nighttime leads to suffering.

Who is the speaker? read the quotations and answer the questions for each quote. quotation analysis "those who labor in the earth are the chosen people of " what is the main idea of the quotation? who do you think is the speaker? what evidence from the background reading leads you to the conclusion about the speaker? 2. "all communities divide themselves into the few and the many. the first are rich and well born, the other the mass of the people…" what is the main idea of the quotation? they divided the people in between rich and poor who do you think is the speaker? hamilton what evidence from the background reading leads you to the conclusion about the speaker? federalists believed that the country should be ruled by the by the best people 3. "laws are made for men of ordinary understanding and should, therefore, be construed by the ordinary rules of common sense." what is the main idea of the quotation? who do you think is the speaker? what evidence from the background reading leads you to the conclusion about the speaker? 4. "a fondness for power is implanted in most men, and it is natural to abuse it when acquired." what is the main idea of the quotation? who do you think is the speaker? what evidence from the background reading leads you to the conclusion about the speaker?

Which image from those paintings does not demonstrate the “suffering” auden describes in his poem?

Based on the information in the passage, what conclusion can the reader make?