As many landfills run out of space, some communities are making plans and tackling their heaping piles of garbage with innovative solutions. of the garbage americans produce every day, only about thirty percent reaches a recycling center. education about how and what to recycle is costly but essential. much of the junk we consume and throw out is not designed with recycling in mind. this solid waste creates one of the biggest problems: recyclable material is clogging landfills. in order to extend the lifespan of their landfills, some communities are expanding recycling programs and trying new technologies to turn trash into energy. a few cities are planning new energy plants that burn garbage to produce energy while still producing less pollution than landfills. several other cities have facilities that use bioreactor landfills to speed up the decomposition process for trash from 100 years to 5-10 years. the costs and pollution generated by landfills force communities to think creatively about what to do with everything we throw out.
which of the following sentences would be an effective alternative topic sentence for the paragraph?
1. in order to extend the lifespan of their landfills, some communities are expanding recycling programs and trying new technologies to turn trash into energy.
2. as many landfills run out of space, some communities are making plans and tackling their heaping piles of garbage with innovative solutions.
3. of the garbage americans produce every day, only about thirty percent reaches a recycling center.
4. the costs and pollution generated by landfills force communities to think creatively about what to do with everything we throw out.

Construct a written analysis of approximately 300−500 words about the poem “the cremation of sam mcgee.” your analysis should explain how the figurative language and literary devices contribute either to the meaning or to the narrative structure— plot, setting, characterization, and point of view—of the poem. your analysis should contain a thesis that is discussed throughout the essay. the essay should also contain textual evidence to support the analysis and a concluding paragraph. be sure to use correct punctuation, grammar, and spelling, and write using a formal style with precise vocabulary. use terms from the list provided below to construct your analysis. ballad—a type of narrative poem that tells a story, usually in the form of a folktale or legend stanza—a division of a poem that consists of two or more lines diction—the selection and use of words that influence the style and tone of the poem connotation—the emotional suggestion or implied meaning of a word that goes beyond its dictionary definition denotation—the actual or dictionary definition of a word rhythm—the recurrence of sound patterns created by a series of stressed and unstressed syllables meter—the pattern of beats within a line of poetry created by the rhythmic structure of stressed sounds rhyme scheme—a pattern of rhymes in poetry tone—the attitude of the poet toward the subject or readers, separate from mood or atmosphere mood—the overall or prevailing feeling that is created in a story or poem theme—the central idea of the story that reveals something about human life or behavior as you write your analysis, consider these questions: what is the function of rhyme in the poem? what would the poem be like if it did not rhyme? how do the rhyme and rhythm affect or enhance the meaning of the poem? how does the use of imagery and figurative language affect the poem? how is the subject matter and conflict affected by the structure of the poem? did i conclude my analysis clearly, supporting my analysis?