1my brother bugs me all the time about my diary. 2 he wants to know what sisters write in total secrecy. 3 i tell him that my diary is boring as a textbook, 4 but only so he doesn’t try to take a sneaky look. what poetic device is being used when the poet says that she told her brother, "my diary is boring as a textbook"?

With the extra income, the bookers moved to a housing project. "loveman's village was brick," wash said, "and it was warm and well lit. there was a bathtub. it had hot and cold running water. there was a gas heater with a thermostat that came on whenever it got cold." how does this excerpt readers make a personal connection to the story?

Read the excerpt. “this is a train-servicing station and we have to wait for a train.” he shakes his head. i smile. “it’d be nice if we could get one.” lauren mizock has revised her draft of “train tracks” to convey plot events using

Aunit "tradition vs. change" to memorize and read aloud. in the written introduction, engage the listener; state the origin of the excerpt; and identify who wrote it and its literary significance.