Write a few (2 or 3) paragraphs about the ideas in the poems and passages in module 1.

it is no surprise that so many writers use death as a topic to discuss their own views about life. in a few (2 or 3) paragraphs, discuss whether or not you agree with writers like whitman, bryant, or crane.

complete your assignment in a separate document and submit when done.

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Read the sentence from barrio boy by ernesto galarza. "now, ernesto, you are the man of the family. you will take care of your mother until we are together in sacramento. which statement best describes the figurative language used in these sentences? a simile is used to compare ernesto to a man. a simile is used to paint a picture of family life. a metaphor is used to compare a man and his family. a metaphor is used to paint a picture of responsibility.

What is this scene's impact on the audience? select two options. the verbal irony adds some humor to the scene. the verbal irony shows that brutus is honorable. the verbal irony shows the audience that casca is easily led. the situational irony shows the audience that brutus is honorable. the situational irony shows the audience that casca is not very smart.

Read the excerpt from frederick douglass’s speech “what to the slave is the fourth of july? ” go where you may, search where you will, roam through all the monarchies and despotisms of the old world, travel through south america, search out every abuse, and when you have found the last, lay your facts by the side of the everyday practices of this nation, and you will say with me, that, for revolting barbarity and shameless hypocrisy, america reigns without a rival. which phrase best describes the connotation of the word “reigns”? a sense of opportunity and growth a sense of fear and anxiety a sense of compassion and humanity a sense of oppression and domination