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By Booth Tarkington The Setting The setting of this story is in a small town somewhere in America. The main character is a boy called Penrod who goofs off with his friend Sam in their neighborhood. The Rising Action The two children invent a game called Bonded Pris'ner,
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By Jack London Plot Setting The setting of this story is a small town somewhere in America. A judge owns a dog called Buck. The manservant of the judge's family is low on funds, so he sells the dog to some shady men, who put him in a
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Faces is a poem which is about what Sara Teasdale is seeing in the faces of people while walking through the city; She sees many people's faces that she does not recognize. The author says to herself that she will never remember them again and that she could
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The Star is a poem written by the American author Sara Teasdale. This poem is about a star shining its light into a puddle because the sea is not calm enough for the star's reflection to shine back at it. The star in this poem "loves"
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By Elizabeth Jennings (1926 – 2001) The Enemies is a poem about how an army invaded a town without any violence. After they took over everyone was suspicious of each other and are less friendly than before. The mysterious men who invaded the city did not take it by force but
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By Leo Tolstoy (1828 – 1910) The Wolves is a poem about how a few people who live in a small Russian town shoot some wolves that had sneaked in near the local ale house. The author tells us that he is scared and that he seeks the help of his
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By Alexander Pushkin (1799 – 1837) This poem is describing a winter day in a Russian forest. He describes the snow in the great expanse of Russia as a carpet, and he also says that the trees glow green through the frost that covers their dark bark. The author also says
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By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807 – 1882) Christmas Bells is a poem about a Christmas in the American Civil War period when people who did not go to war could not enjoy this celebration at the thought of the constant peril in which their relatives/friends were in as they fought
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The Tiger is a poem written by William Blake. It is about a tiger and how God created all living creatures including the lamb which the tiger eats. I think that the poet calls the tiger's body fearful because it strikes fear into the hearts of all who
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1795-1821 John Keats was a poet who was born into a poor family in Moorgate, London, England. His parents died when he was young and one of his two brothers died of tuberculosis while the other left to America. John is well known for writing romantic poems such as "
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A girl named Nanny and her family are sitting in their living room looking at a magazine which they call the Send and Fotch Book. Nanny sees one of her favorite dresses for sale, but cannot buy it since her family is poor. She tells her dad that she wants
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Part 1 & 2 An American businessman was sailing a small boat on the Pacific next to San Francisco when a giant storm pushes him out to sea. A few sailors on a ship save him and take him to England. Being poor, and with only one dollar to his