Examine the two sentences. "I'm not sure I want to talk to you." He looked above her as he spoke. "I'm not sure I want to talk t
o you," he said, looking above her. Which of the following is an accurate comparison of the sentences? Select one: A. The first contains a dialogue tag: the second contains an action tag. B. Both contain action tags. D. The first contains an action tag; the second contains a dialogue tag. C. Both contain dialogue tags.
"Many a singer far better than this absurd fop had been driven amid execration and abuse from the platform." Is the sentence that really shows mockery the best. While the author was praising him for what he was doing in the beginning it ends with such a mocking tone it changes the way you look at the rest of the reading.
The lines suggest a feeling of calm, of being transfixed by the light dropping through the tree branches. The poet creates this feeling first with the setting, “Under the trees.” Then, the phrase “a green/latticework of branches” compares the broken pattern of light to the crossed patterns of tree branches. This suggests a peaceful setting. He finishes the stanza with the image of the light as“drifting down like clean/white sand.
The /s/ sounds in “cicada sends/ its sawing song” suggest the repetitious, raspy noise of a cicada itself.
Yes, the poem expresses an appreciation for how light enhances the beauty of sights and sounds in nature.
