Read this excerpt from a student's essay and answer the question below. "robert looked at me and for just a second, he really looked at me. for the first time, i felt like we were connected by more than just blood; we were siblings sharing that unique and very special bond that only siblings can share. i let go of my protective wall and allowed myself to imagine what it would be like if he didn't have autism. we'd shoot baskets together, gripe about our parents, fight over the bathroom. if my brother was a normal kid, i could be one too." the writer's tone in this passage is best described as a. wishful. b. comedic. c. confident. d. frightened.

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