Winston Churchill May 13, 1940
First Speech as Prime Minister
To the House of Commons
1. Who is the speaker? Is he credible? How do you know?

Now, you will work on analyzing the artwork by georges seurat to the right. for this assignment, first, answer all of the questions below (submit your answers). then, write an essay describing what you think the thesis of the photo is. use your answers to the questions as evidence of the thesis. what are the primary images? are there people? animals? describe them. how are light and dark used? are some elements in the dark? what is the physical setting? what else can you see? why do you think this image was created? when do you think this image was created? who do you think was the intended audience? what have you learned from this image? what do you think the artist was trying to say with this image?

Which best identifies the figurative language used in this passage? cannon to right of them, cannon to left of them, cannon in front of them volley’d and thunder’d; storm’d at with shot and shell, boldly they rode and well, into the jaws of death, into the mouth of hell rode the six hundred.

1. a poem that tells a story irony 2. taking on human characteristics narrative 3. a direct comparison between two things personification 4. words that are opposite the thoughts in a speaker's mind simile 5. implied comparison introduced with "as" and "like idiom 6. one's own manner of speaking metaphor