This task will prompt you to investigate a specific aspect of a literary work from the colonial era and its relationship to a particular topic in history. to complete this task, you must complete the following steps: select a particular topic that is relevant to the colonial era and the age of reason, and form a thesis that explores an aspect of that topic. research your topic and identify relevant information that supports your position. draft your historical investigative report and organize your research findings. produce a final draft by proofreading and revising your initial drafts.

First when sexton says; "a thousand doors ago" in the poem "young" she uses a hyperbole, an extreme exaggeration, to explain what time in her life she is talking about. next sexton says; "the wise stars bedding over me" in the poem "young" she uses personification, gives human characteristics to  non-humans, to explain that she is outside at night, with the stars above her. third sexton says; "the boards on the house were smooth and white as wax"  in the poem "young" she uses  imagery, concrete or abstract images that  appeal  to the scenes, to show that the boards on the house were smooth. and she uses a simile when she says "white as wax" which means she used like or as to compare two subjects. in this line she compares the color white and wax to explain further what color the house was.