Chiron describes Western Civilization as “a living force. A collective consciousness that has burned bright for thousands of years” (Riordan 63). He says the Greek gods are part of this, and move around as different nations become the central power of Western Civilization—Greece, Rome, Germany, France, England, the United States. Think back to the two myths we’ve read (Echo & Narcissus/Prometheus): How are these myths representative of the “collective consciousness that has burned bright for thousands of years”?

Why did the author include the fact that 40,000 african americans participated in the bus boycott

Give example of metaphors and similes

50 ! your poem must include the following: ● poetic form: lines and stanzas (not paragraphs! ) o your poem needs to be at least 10 lines long. ● sensory details/strong imagery o “paint a picture” and/or create an emotion with your words, word choice is key in poetry ● figurative language o include at least one of the following: metaphor, simile, and/or personification (click here for more info. on these) ● sound devices o include at least one of the following: repetition, rhyme, rhythm, meter, onomatopoeia, and/or alliteration (click here for more info. on these) ● labels o underneath your poem, include the words from the poem that represent the figurative language and sound devices and label them o examples: booming bombs - alliteration; like a firefly - simile you so