Read the poem aloud, and scan it line by line, marking the stressed syllables and the unstressed syllables. How many strong beats do you hear in each line? Where do you hear variations in the meter?

Find the differential and evaluate for the given x and dx.

$$y = \frac { \sin ( 2 x ) } { x } , \quad x = \pi , \quad d x = 0.25$$

What specific images in the poem help you see, hear, and even feel the kind of life the speaker longs for?

What call does the speaker hear?

What specific images in the poem help you see, hear, and even feel the life the speaker longs for?

Briefly explain its importance in the years 3500 B.C. to 259 B.C. 1.Indo-Europeans

What does the speaker ask for?

Applying Concepts Imagine that you and a friend are trying to tune the lowest strings on two different guitars to the same pitch. Explain how you could use beats to determine if the strings are tuned to the same frequency.

Imagine that you are the person addressed in Shakespeare's sonnet. Prepare a written or an oral response to this poem. What do you think of Shakespeare's rejection of the summer-day comparison? What do you think of the speaker's saying you'll never get old or die because of his poem? Decide what tone you'll take: flattered, irritated, sarcastic, confused, loving-something else? Meet with a classmate to present your responses.

Has the poet's bold assertion in his couplet proved true? In what ways can other kinds of art immortalize someone? Give as many examples as you can think of.

All of these poems contain hidden, unidentified characters-the men in Komachi's poems and the lost love in Dickinson's poem. If any one of these hidden character could speak, what do you think he would say? Write a letter or journal entry in the character's voice (using the first-person pronoun I). Respond to what the speaker in the poem has written about you and about your love.

What do you think the "long trick" and the "quiet sleep" and "sweet dream" stand for in the last line?

What kind of life does the speaker yearn for?

All of these poems were written many years ago-the tankas are centuries old. Are they dated? Do they still apply to people's feelings and experiences today? Explain your responses to the lyrics.