Using the poem from the discussion before, answer the following questions:

(a) What image does the speaker use to characterize his neighbor as he repairs the wall?

(b) What is the meaning of the "darkness" in which the man walks?

Is Hughes's comparison in "Ardella" effective? Why or why not?

The poem's title comes from a scene in William Shakespeare's Macbeth in which Macbeth laments the death of his wife with these words: "Out, out, brief candle! / Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player, / That struts and frets his hour upon the stage, / And then is heard no more." What does this quotation reveal about the poem's theme?

Using the discussion earlier, answer the questions below:

(a) What events not long before 1950 gave rise to the fear of which Faulkner speaks?

(b) If he were alive today, would he say we have lost or retained that fear? Explain.

Does the jar effectively symbolize the human imagination? Support your answer.

Using the poem discussed earlier, answer the following questions:

(a) In what ways is the city described in "Chicago" similar to and different from other cities with which you are familiar?

(b) What do the differences among American cities reveal about the nation's character?

Using the discussion earlier, answer the questions below:

(a) For each selection, identify the type of narrator being used.

(b) Note specific ways in which each narrator allows some information to be revealed and some to be hidden.

Rewrite the following sentence below by adding parentheses to improve clarity.

The works of two poets except for their different punctuation styles have much in common.

Using the story above, answer the questions below:

(a) What happens to the wild oat head at the end of the story?

(b) What is the author suggesting about the relationships between different forms of life?

Add the correct end punctuation, and label the sentence type for the following example.

I am overjoyed by this response

Copy the following sentence: Circle the coordinating conjunction(s) and underline the parallel coordinate elements.

I was given a handkerchief to carry, warned again about my behavior, and sent off ...

Rewrite the following sentence, altering the position of the italicized adjectives. Be sure that the adjectives modify the same noun in your sentence as in the original. Make any necessary changes in wording and punctuation.

Tired, we workers fell to exhaustion.

Select a long sentence from "Race at Morning."

(a) Using the punctuation as a guide, divide the sentence into sections.

(b) Identify the section of the sentence that contains its subject.

(c) Rewrite each section as a separate sentence, connected by transitions.

Although White uses humor to make fun of New York, his writing actually reveals some of the city's unique qualities. Using a chart like the one shown, cite three examples of hidden praise.