Which statement best describes the effect of the rhyme
in this stanza?
-the use of the rhyming words night and light
stresses the idea that people should not be afraid of
death.
-the use of the rhyming words age and rage
highlights the contrast between the speaker's youth
and his complex emotions.
-the use of the rhyming words night and light
emphasizes the contrast between death and life.
-the use of the rhyming words age and rage draws
attention to the speaker's optimism.

Read this excerpt from we’ve got a job: the 1963 children’s march. then, in 1958, when he was nine, his mother got a job as a dental assistant – and a raise. at about the same time, wash got a job, too. six days a week for eight years, he woke up by four o'clock in the morning to deliver milk. by the time he got to school each day, he'd already put in almost half a day's work. how does this excerpt readers make a personal connection to the story? by connecting readers to his mother’s medical training by connecting readers to the milk-delivery business by connecting readers to wash’s academic success by connecting readers to wash’s daily work routine