Lennie's "I Am" Poem
I am strong and confused.
I wonder why people want to kill me.
I hear George's voice in my head.
I see Curley's wife, lifeless in the hay.
I am strong and confused.
I pretend to understand what my capabilities are.
I feel extremely worried.
I touch a mouse in my pocket because it calms me.
I worry about the rabbits so much that I killed Curley's wife.
I cry over what George will say.
I am strong and confused.
I understand the seriousness of what i have just done.
I say to be confident.
I dream about tending the rabbits on my own ranch with George and Candy.
I try to control my actions but I cannot.
I hope to not get in trouble.
I am strong and confused.
Answer:
Above
Explanation:
It can be used Both as An Preposition and Adverb
Answer:
The man was about to be hanged.
Explanation:
Ambrose Bierce's short story "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" tells the story of how a convicted man was about to be hanged on the railroad bridge. The man, Peyton Farquhar, was a plantation farmer who was accused of trying to burn down the bridge during the Civil War.
The lines/ excerpt given in the question is from the first paragraph of the story which shows Peyton waiting for his death. The author/ speaker of the story is describing the scene and setting of the story, the exact point where we see Peyton (yet unnamed) waiting for the rope to be pulled which will finalize his death.
Answer : the schwa
The schwa is the term given to the symbol that indicates the indeterminate vowel sound. It is also considered as the unstressed central vowel in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). The schwa is also one of the most commonly misunderstood sound in the English alphabet and are known as the lazy vowels. A lot may have heard about it but only a few knows that it is the most common unaccented syllables or words in the English dialect.
