Read "Your Golden Thread" (pages 25-31) Pick a stanza/verse from a song or poem(4-12 lines) that you can relate to. Type them below, and then explain what the lines mean (including any lit. Devices) and how they have an impact on you.

The selected stanza is part of the poem "Exile song" created by a Brazilian poet named Gonçalvez Dias.

"My land has palm trees

Where the thrush sings.

The birds that sing here

Do not sing as they do there."

Explanation:

The stanza shown above shows how the speaker exalts and misses his homeland, showing how the place where he is at the moment does not compare with his homeland, as it lacks beauty, poetry and musicality. This is evident when he uses the metaphor to show how the birds in his homeland are more musical and admirable, as well as the local vegetation.

This stanza gives me a feeling of belonging, a welcome that only my homeland can provide, which reflects a feeling of warmth and security. However, I also feel a sense of longing and sadness, which is what we feel in exile, that is, what we feel when we cannot be where we most want to be.

1. c

2. b

3. d

4. B

5. c

6. D

7. Judson Webb causes his own death in "Ruthless" by drinking his own poisoned whiskey. Before this happens, Judson falls. As stated in paragraph 27, "Judson, reaching for his boots, stepped fairly upon the acorn, his foot slid from under him and his head struck the massive table as he fell." This led to Alec, his caretaker, holding Judson saying, "Twarn't (it wasn't) much of a fall, Mr. Webb. You aren't cut none; jest knocked out for a minute. Here, take this; it'll pull you together." Alec then gave him the poisoned whiskey which led to the death of Judson Webb.

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