Read these lines from the poem "facing it" by yusef komunyakaa: my clouded reflection eyes melike a bird of prey, the profile of nightslanted against morning. i turnthis way—the stone lets me go. i turn this way—i'm insidethe vietnam veterans memorial again, depending on the lightto make a difference. which best describes one effect of the poet's use of simile in this excerpt? a. it links two different things that prey on innocent lives: a bad memory and an undeclared war. b. it depicts the vietnam war as a stone that heavily weighs on the speaker's conscience. c. it gives a bird of prey the qualities of a soldier who goes to war to defend his country. d. it compares the speaker's reflection to a predatory bird that haunts the speaker.

Read these sentences from the first section of the article. because of this novel characteristic which singles out washington from other cities, coupled with the fact that the trees are now in full splendor, a short history of their appearance in the capital city is of interest. the first cherry trees were planted in washington by mrs. taft's request on april 4, 1909, just a month after she first made her home in the white house. what is the most likely reason why cobb includes these sentences in the first section? a- to establish himself as a credible authority on the topic of cherry trees b- to state the central idea and begin the narrative of how the trees arrived in washington, d. c. c- to create a sensory image for readers who are not familiar with cherry trees d- to build suspense as to how so many cherry trees arrived in washington, d. c.

1.at the trials, she won both the 50 and 100 meter freestyle events. 2.her last olympic appearance was at the 2000 sydney games. 3.now her sights are set on olympic history at the 2008 beijing games. 4.dara torres is an amazing swimmer who qualified at the olympic trials to become the oldest olympic female swimmer. 5.with that excellent performance, she is eligible to contend for a medal at the olympics. what is the most logical order for these sentences?

Why is the use of summary particularly when analyzing dramatic works?