The following text is from Paul Laurence Dunbar’s 1913 poem “Life.”A crust of bread and a corner to sleep in,A minute to smile and an hour to weep in,A pint of joy to a peck of trouble,And never a laugh but the moans come double;And that is life!A crust and a corner that love makes precious,With a smile to warm and the tears to refresh us;And joy seems sweeter when cares come after,And a moan is the finest of foils for laughter;And that is life!Which choice best states the main purpose of the text?To demonstrate that life contains more hardships than joyeliminateTo show that happiness is based on material objects like bread and a place to sleep ineliminateTo suggest that even though life is filled with hardships, the hardships make moments of joy more meaningfuleliminateTo posit that a life without love is not a life that's worth living

Write the central idea of the poem 'The Character of a Happy Life'

The following text is from William Blake’s poem, “The Shepherd,” originally published in Songs of Innocence and Experience.How sweet is the shepherd’s sweet lot!From the morn to the evening he strays;He shall follow his sheep all the day,And his tongue shall be filled with praise. For he hears the lambs’ innocent call,And he hears the ewes’ tender reply;He is watchful while they are in peace,For they know when their shepherd is nigh.Which choice best states the main purpose of the text?To acknowledge the hardships the shepherd endures while caring for his sheepeliminateTo praise the shepherd for his good workeliminateTo call attention to the shepherd’s long dayseliminateTo recount a memory of an encounter with a shepherd in the field

The following text is from the 1899 poem “Sympathy” by Paul Laurence Dunbar, who was a prominent African American poet born in Ohio.I know why the caged bird sings, ah me,When his wing is bruised and his bosom sore,—When he beats his bars and he would be free;It is not a carol of joy or glee,But a prayer that he sends from his heart’s deep core,But a plea, that upward to Heaven he flings—I know why the caged bird sings!5Mark for ReviewABCWhich choice best states the main purpose of the text?ATo discount the theory that glee is a less frequently perceived emotion than hopelessness isBTo convey how the perceptions of people who experience freedom relate to those who experience imprisonmentCTo consider whether actions taken in confined spaces cause more damage than those taken out in the openDTo contemplate how a type of vocalization associated with positivity can actually represent both despair and longing

How does it contribute to the theme or message of the poem?

The following text is from Maggie Pogue Johnson’s1910 poem “Poet of Our Race.” In this poem, thespeaker is addressing Paul Laurence Dunbar, a Blackauthor.Thou, with stroke of mighty pen,Hast told of joy and mirth,And read the hearts and souls of menAs cradled from their birth.The language of the flowers,Thou hast read them all,And e’en the little brookResponded to thy call.Which choice best states the main purpose of thetext?A) To praise a certain writer for being especiallyperceptive regarding people and natureB) To establish that a certain writer has readextensively about a variety of topicsC) To call attention to a certain writer’s careful andelaborately detailed writing processD) To recount fond memories of an afternoon spentin nature with a certain writer