Read this section of the text:

The most glorious feathers of the peacock or the vibrant plumage of a bunting cannot compete with the power of a peregrine falcon or the determination of an osprey.

Which words from the sentence give clues to the meaning of vibrant?

Compete, power
Feathers, bunting
Peacock, glorious
Power, falcon


2. A prompt—executive Bird is the Jay

by Emily Dickinson

A prompt—executive Bird is the Jay—
Bold as a Bailiff's1 Hymn—
Brittle and Brief in quality—
Warrant2 in every line—

Sitting a Bough3 like a Brigadier4
Confident and straight—
Much is the mien5 of him in March
As a Magistrate6—

legal officer
legal action
branch of a tree
army officer (British)
appearance
judge

I Heard a Bird Sing

By Oliver Herford

I heard a bird sing
In the dark of December.
A magical thing
And sweet to remember.

"We are nearer to Spring
Than we were in September,”
I heard a bird sing
In the dark of December.

Review the two poems.

The topic is the same in both poems, but how is the tone different?
In Dickinson’s poem there is a tone of longing, and in Herford’s poem, there is a tone of respect.
In Dickinson’s poem there is a tone of gloominess, and in Herford’s poem, there is a tone of joy.
In Dickinson’s poem there is a tone of respect, and in Herford’s poem, there is a tone of longing.
In Dickinson’s poem there is a tone of military action, and in Herford’s poem, there is a tone of seasons.