Question

read the poem and review the storyboards and choose the best answer to each question. selection 1: from cities by w.d can we believe - by an effort comfort our hearts it is not waste all this. not placed here in disgust. street after street. each patterned alike. no grace to lighten a single house of the hundred select 3 ways two different ways mannahatta might be presented and interpreted: the first in a staged performance and the second in a video clip. review the drawings which statement accurately describes an important difference in how the staged reading and the video tribute interpret the poem mannahatta? a. sketches for a stage reading: emphasizes the friendliness of the people of the city, mirroring the emphasis of line 18: a million people - manners free and superb - open voices - hospitality - the most courageous and friendly young men excerpts from a video tribute: focuses on the sheer number of people in a crowded city; for example, using a crowd of people to illustrate line 18: a million people - manners free and superb - open voices - hospitality - the most courageous and friendly young men b. sketches for a stage reading: emphasizes the speaker of the poem and his perspective, mirroring the emphasis of line 1: i was asking for something specific and perfect for my city excerpts from a video tribute: focuses on the subject matter of the poem and extends whitmans insights to the

Explanation:

A stage - reading often emphasizes the speaker and their perspective, while a video - tribute can focus on the subject matter. Option B correctly identifies these differences in interpretation for the poem "Mannahatta". Option A inaccurately describes the focus of the video - tribute as just the number of people when it could be more about the subject matter as a whole.

Answer:

B. "Sketches for a Stage Reading": emphasizes the speaker of the poem and his perspective, mirroring the emphasis of line 1: "I was asking for something specific and perfect for my city" "Excerpts from a Video Tribute": focuses on the subject matter of the poem and extends Whitman's insights to the