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Read vvthis vvstanza vvfrom vv"Invictus" vvby vvWilliam vvErnest vvHenley.
Out vvof vvthe vvnight vvthat vvcovers vvme,Black vvas vvthe vvPit vvfrom vvpole vvto vvpole,I
vvthank vvwhatever vvgods vvmay vvbeFor vvmy vvunconquerable vvsoul.
Which vvtype vvof vvpoem vvis vvthis vvwork? vv- vvAnswer vvA vvlyric vvpoem
Read vvthe vvstanza vvfrom vv"The vvRainy vvDay":
My vvlife vvis vvcold, vvand vvdark, vvand vvdreary;It vvrains, vvand vvthe vvwind vvis vvnever
vvweary;My vvthoughts vvstill vvcling vvto vvthe vvmouldering vvPast,But vvthe vvhopes vvof
vvyouth vvfall vvthick vvin vvthe vvblast,And vvthe vvdays vvare vvdark vvand vvdreary.
How vvdoes vvthe vvstructure vvof vv"The vvRainy vvDay" vvaffect vvthe vvpoem? vv- vvAnswer
vvThe vvrhyme vvand vvmeter vvare vvboth vvsimple vvand vvrhythmic, vvhelping vvthe vvspeaker
vvcommunicate vvthat vvlife vvcan vvbe vvbleak vvand vvdull.
Read vvthese vvlines vvfrom vv"The vvRainy vvDay."
Be vvstill, vvsad vvheart! vvand vvcease vvrepining;Behind vvthe vvclouds vvis vvthe vvsun vvstill
vvshining;Thy vvfate vvis vvthe vvcommon vvfate vvof vvall,Into vveach vvlife vvsome vvrain vvmust
vvfall,Some vvdays vvmust vvbe vvdark vvand vvdreary.
What vvdoes vvthe vvphrase vv"Into vveach vvlife vvsome vvrain vvmust vvfall" vvmean? vv-
vvAnswer vvEveryone vvfaces vvtimes vvof vvunhappiness.
Read vvthe vvexcerpt vvfrom vvMartin vvLuther vvKing vvJr.'s vv"I vvHave vva vvDream"
vvspeech.
Five vvscore vvyears vvago, vva vvgreat vvAmerican, vvin vvwhose vvsymbolic vvshadow vvwe
vvstand vvtoday, vvsigned vvthe vvEmancipation vvProclamation. vvThis vvmomentous
vvdecree vvcame vvas vva vvgreat vvbeacon vvlight vvof vvhope vvto vvmillions vvof vvNegro
vvslaves vvwho vvhad vvbeen vvseared vvin vvthe vvflames vvof vvwithering vvinjustice. vvIt
vvcame vvas vva vvjoyous vvdaybreak vvto vvend vvthe vvlong vvnight vvof vvtheir vvcaptivity.
What vvis vvthe vvallusion vvin vvthis vvexcerpt? vv- vvAnswer vvDr. vvKing vvalludes vvto vvthe
vvwording vvLincoln vvused vvin vvthe vvGettysburg vvAddress.
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Read vvthis vvstanza vvfrom vv"Invictus" vvby vvWilliam vvErnest vvHenley.
Out vvof vvthe vvnight vvthat vvcovers vvme,Black vvas vvthe vvPit vvfrom vvpole vvto vvpole,I
vvthank vvwhatever vvgods vvmay vvbeFor vvmy vvunconquerable vvsoul.
Which vvtype vvof vvpoem vvis vvthis vvwork? vv- vvAnswer vvA vvlyric vvpoem
Read vvthe vvstanza vvfrom vv"The vvRainy vvDay":
My vvlife vvis vvcold, vvand vvdark, vvand vvdreary;It vvrains, vvand vvthe vvwind vvis vvnever
vvweary;My vvthoughts vvstill vvcling vvto vvthe vvmouldering vvPast,But vvthe vvhopes vvof
vvyouth vvfall vvthick vvin vvthe vvblast,And vvthe vvdays vvare vvdark vvand vvdreary.
How vvdoes vvthe vvstructure vvof vv"The vvRainy vvDay" vvaffect vvthe vvpoem? vv- vvAnswer
vvThe vvrhyme vvand vvmeter vvare vvboth vvsimple vvand vvrhythmic, vvhelping vvthe vvspeaker
vvcommunicate vvthat vvlife vvcan vvbe vvbleak vvand vvdull.
Read vvthese vvlines vvfrom vv"The vvRainy vvDay."
Be vvstill, vvsad vvheart! vvand vvcease vvrepining;Behind vvthe vvclouds vvis vvthe vvsun vvstill
vvshining;Thy vvfate vvis vvthe vvcommon vvfate vvof vvall,Into vveach vvlife vvsome vvrain vvmust
vvfall,Some vvdays vvmust vvbe vvdark vvand vvdreary.
What vvdoes vvthe vvphrase vv"Into vveach vvlife vvsome vvrain vvmust vvfall" vvmean? vv-
vvAnswer vvEveryone vvfaces vvtimes vvof vvunhappiness.
Read vvthe vvexcerpt vvfrom vvMartin vvLuther vvKing vvJr.'s vv"I vvHave vva vvDream"
vvspeech.
Five vvscore vvyears vvago, vva vvgreat vvAmerican, vvin vvwhose vvsymbolic vvshadow vvwe
vvstand vvtoday, vvsigned vvthe vvEmancipation vvProclamation. vvThis vvmomentous
vvdecree vvcame vvas vva vvgreat vvbeacon vvlight vvof vvhope vvto vvmillions vvof vvNegro
vvslaves vvwho vvhad vvbeen vvseared vvin vvthe vvflames vvof vvwithering vvinjustice. vvIt
vvcame vvas vva vvjoyous vvdaybreak vvto vvend vvthe vvlong vvnight vvof vvtheir vvcaptivity.
What vvis vvthe vvallusion vvin vvthis vvexcerpt? vv- vvAnswer vvDr. vvKing vvalludes vvto vvthe
vvwording vvLincoln vvused vvin vvthe vvGettysburg vvAddress.
