It was six men of IndostanTo learning much inclined,Who went to see the ElephantThough all of them were blind,[5]That each by observationMight satisfy his mind.The First approached the ElephantAnd, happening to fallAgainst his broad and sturdy side,[10]At once began to bawl:"God bless me, but the ElephantIs very like a wall!"The Second, feeling the tusk,Cried, "Ho! what have we here[15]So very round and smooth and sharp?To me 'tis very clearThis wonder of an ElephantIs very like a spear!"The Third approached the animal[20]And, happening to takeThe squirming trunk within his hands,Thus boldly up he spake:"I see," quoth he, "The ElephantIs very like a snake!"[25]The Fourth reached out an eager hand,And felt about the knee:"What most the wondrous beast is likeIs very plain," quoth he;"Tis clear enough the Elephant[30]Is very like a tree!"The Fifth, who chanced to touch the ear,Said, "Even the blindest manCan tell what this resembles most;Deny the fact who can:[35]This marvel of an elephantIs very like a fan!"The Sixth no sooner had begunAbout the beast to gropeThen, seizing on the swinging tail[40]That fell within his scope,"I see," quoth he, "the ElephantIs very like a rope!"And so these men of IndostanDisputed loud and long,[45]Each in his own opinionExceeding stiff and strong.Though each was partly in the right,They all were in the wrong!The Blind Men and the Elephant by John Godfrey Saxe is in the public domain.Unless otherwise noted, this content is licensed under theCC BY-NC-SA 4.0 licenseRead AloudAnnotateTranslateAssessment QuestionsShow Less12345Which of the following best describes the overall tone of the poem?A. Suspicious, as speaker relates that the men seem guarded about what they senseB. Playful, as the speaker recounts the men's comedic attempts to understand an elephantC. Mocking, as the speaker criticizes the men for their failed attempt to see an elephantD. Angry, as speaker describes the men arguing over what the elephant looks likeBackSave & Next

The following text is from the 18th century Anglo-Irish satirist Jonathan Swift’s poem “The Elephant; Or, the Parliament Man.” It is written in response to a comparison that a member of the British Parliament made between the characteristics of an elephant and those of a good member of parliament. “Pence” and “half-a-crown” refer to coins. Siam is the former name of the country of Thailand.    Now, men of parliament, God knows,    Are more like elephants of shows;    Whose docile memory and sense    Are turn'd to trick, to gather pence;    To get their master half-a-crown,    They spread the flag, or lay it down:    Those who bore bulwarks on their backs,    And guarded nations from attacks,    Now practise every pliant gesture,    Opening their trunk for every tester.    Siam, for elephants so famed,    Is not with England to be named:    Their elephants by men are sold;    Ours sell themselves, and take the gold.9 Mark For Review9According to the text, members of parliament at the time this is written most resemble which of the following?A) Elephants that perform tricks for moneyB) Elephants that guard nationsC) Men who sell elephants for goldD) Men who use flags to rally the public to a cause

When shown a picture of a hunting scene, African people perceived a hunter as attempting to kill a baby elephant, while Westerners tended to perceive that the hunter was after another animal and thought that the “baby elephant” was actually an adult elephant off in the distance. These results were presented as an example of how the use of __________ depth cues _________ consistent across cultures.Group of answer choicesA. binocular; are notB. binocular; areC. monocular; are notD. monocular; are

The Elephant series – one of the most emblematic artwork series by Daniel Firman – is a specific interpretation of space, not as physical reality but as the support of a vision. The body by its nature has gravity; it is fixed to the earth. The elephant is the heaviest of the land mammals, but here it is a counterpoint that interrogates the sticky surface of the ground. Indeed, it anticipates a world that exists in another space, like this one but without gravity. The sense of space is modified by what Firman has called a « gravitational disturbance », a phenomenon by which notions of up and down, horizontal and vertical, are thrown out of kilter. The animal in itself is not a work of art, it acts as an instrument of information for modifying one’s perception of the space it occupies. As he always does with his sculptural practice, Daniel Firman creates a presence which questions the perception of the spectator, the constant relation between the feel (the proprioception) and the sensory (the senses).The Elephant trilogy positions the body of the animal in three impossible or improbable postures and movements, touching one of the three architectural planes, the synthesis of the cube: the ground, the wall and the ceiling. It suggests the confrontation of a dynamic principle and a static situation, a paradoxical condensing of powerful movement and body. Daniel Firman’s performative sculpture suspends a moment in time and pauses a gesture. Propulsion and fixity account for the eccentric position of the animal.

What does the Sphinx mean?Group of answer choicesThe Image of EgyptThe PharaohThe Great manThe Living Image

The sound an elephant most commonly makes is a rumble that has a frequency that is too low to be heard by human ears. Elephants, meanwhile, can pick up these rumbles from over a mile away. Elephants live in “fission-fusion society,” splitting up and coming together while looking for food. Poring over recordings of female elephant calls, scientist Joyce Poole identified over a hundred different kinds of rumbles. When addressed with a rumble from a particular herdmate, especially an immediate family member, individual elephants jerked up their head and spread their ears wide, suggesting that -------Which choice most logically completes the text?rumbles are not the only form of communication used by elephant herds.eliminateelephant rumbles are occasionally too low-frequency to be understood by other elephants. eliminatein addition to having different types of rumbles, elephants also have unique, recognizable voices. eliminaterumbles are used by elephants to communicate a wide variety of information, including about the locations of food and predators.