Read and analyze the riddles in Column A and look for the answers in Column B. Column A

1. A piece of charcoal, it can reach far.

2. The king's house is surrounded by saws.

3. A fellow creature carries a piece of meat wherever he goes.

4. Wherever Abaggoy passes by, the grass waves.

5. If I pull your mother's tail, your father will shout.

6. Sky on either side, water in the middle.

7. If you pull, it is a tube, when you push, it is a house.

8. A long, round thing, divided into room inside.

9. Hold my waist and I jump and jump.

10. When it is young, it is a butterfly; when it is big, it is a sword.

Column B

A. door

B. string beans

C. coconut

D. eyes

E. pestle

F. wind

G. pineapple

H. rooster

I. Bell

J. Bamboo

K. umbrella

“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.