Ipeered inside the luminous tent and instantly recognized numerous people from the town. they gazed toward the top of the tent at a courageous trapeze artist who swung perilously above them. i took a seat beside the door and held my breath waiting for the next act. crack! i almost jumped out of my seat when i heard the ringmaster’s whip splinter the air. throughout the night, the entertainers kept the crowd engaged with a variety of wild and crazy events. then, the carnival characters took their bows and ended their performance. afterward, the townspeople walked wearily, but jubilantly, home. "[w]hen i heard the ringmaster's whip splinter the air" is an example of which literary device? a) alliteration b) symbol c) auditory imagery d) rhyme

Before ending this lesson, take a moment to review an informative research essay you have written. you’ve probably already written a conclusion to the essay. but is it the best conclusion it can be? does it properly summarize the main subtopics of your essay? does it state in one or two sentences the “so what” of your topic. if your topic was abraham lincoln, your essay shouldn’t be just about abraham lincoln. it should answer, “so what about abraham lincoln? ” take five or ten minutes, and looking only at that single paragraph, revise your conclusion

Media project total score: of 100 points during the next several lessons you will create a media project about a place that is important to you, such as the place where you live. your teacher will score your assignment using the media project grading rubric. look at the rubric yourself so that you know how your assignment will be scored. you may create your project using a word processing presentation program or a slide program such as powerpoint®. include a title slide, two or three content slides, and a sources slide that contains the urls of your online sources. save the document to your computer with your name at the end of the filename (e. g., ng_ela 9-10_w_11_ga alice_jones). submit that document to your teacher for grading refer to the media project assignment document and follow the steps to complete the assignment. when you have finished, submit the assignment document to your teacher for grading.

What can be inferred by the description of this setting