These poems express distinct ideas about the characteristics good poems possess. Select another field of artistic endeavor and identify various elements that make for quality work.

Using the discussion earlier, answer the questions below:

(a) Do you think that Prufrock accurately represents many people today?

(b) Do we live in a time when it is difficult, even impossible, to be the heroes of our own lives? Explain.

Which of the turtle's personal qualities would be advantageous or disadvantageous in today's business world? Explain.

In what way have bureaucracies such as government agencies or corporations affected our sense of individuality and identity? Explain.

The thin muscle that separates the thoracic and abdominal cavities is the ______.

For what purpose do you think Hurston included her meeting with the Minnesotans in her autobiography?

How is White's use of hyperbole appropriate for his subject?

Does your interpretation of "Storm Ending" change when you connect to historical context? Explain.

"The River-Merchant's Wife: A Letter" is an adaptation of a poem by the Chinese poet Li T'ai Po. What challenges and opportunities face a poet in translating a work of literature from one language and culture to another?

In the third stanza of "The Negro Speaks of Rivers," what can you infer about the identity of a speaker who has raised the ancient pyramids and was also in New Orleans thousands of years later?

In what way does the romantic notion of train travel add to the distortion between the engineer's view of the world from far away and his view up close?

In what ways do the characters of Dexter and Judy reflect Fitzgerald's complex views of material wealth and social status?

Some critics have said that Sandburg opened poetry to new subjects by writing about industry and laborers. Other poets of his day, like T.S. Eliot, wrote about more intellectual subjects. What benefits or harm do you see-for poetry or popular culture-in Sandburg's appeal to the common person?

The symbol used for the variance of the sample is

a . σ.

b. σ^2.

c. s.

d. s^2.