Write the vocabulary words that are suggested by the groups of idioms in the item. nearly die of shame, blow one's cool, be red as a beet, feel like two cents

Compare the Lilliputians with the Brobdingnagians. Then write a sentence stating the major difference between the two societies.

Imagine that Lady Say and Sele writes a gossip column for the society page of her local newspaper. What might she report about her meeting with Fanny Burney? How would her account differ from Burney’s?

Compare the speakers of "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard," Ben Jonson's "On My First Son" and Donne's "Holy Sonnet 10". Do you notice any similarities or differences in their attitudes toward death? Discuss your observations with your classmates, and compare your ideas with theirs.

Compare wollstonecraft's views with those expressed by Defoe in "An Academy for Women". How are their attitudes toward women alike? How are they different?

Compare Johnson's description of Mr. Sober in "On Idleness" with Boswell's depiction of Johnson. Which characteristics of Mr. Sober do you think could be used to describe Johnson?