Read the passage. to waken an old lady by william carlos williams old age is a flight of small cheeping birds skimming bare trees above a snow glaze. gaining and failing they are buffeted by a dark wind— but what? on harsh weedstalks the flock has rested, the snow is covered with broken seedhusks and the wind tempered by a shrill piping of plenty. how would you summarize this poem? a flock of young birds becomes frustrated in the snowy and windy weather. despite the snowy and windy weather, a flock of young birds still manages to eat and survive. the snowy and windy weather keeps a flock of young birds from flying. a flock of young birds tries to find something to eat but fails.

A. Despite the snowy and windy weather, a flock of young birds still manages to eat and survive.

Explanation:

The imagery in the poem is dark and depressing. Bare trees, snow, dark wind are all the signs of forthcoming death, which is imminent. But even though the landscape is described as cruel and unforgiving, the flock of birds is still cheeping, eating and piping. Their song is certainly not pleasant to the ears, their flying is not vivacious, but it exists - which is the most they can hope for.

the addition that would strengthen melissa’s thesis statement, both the dark game and the code book explain the importance of codebreaking, is :

main ideas of each book

melissa should discuss the main ideas of each book because these ideas will fully support her thesis statement. through these details, readers will also understand the importance of codebreaking that melissa referred to, which was inspired by the books.

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