"A Blessing"
What is the speaker doing in the poem?
Identify and explain the simile(s) within the poem.
Identify and explain the theme of the poem.
Explain the metamorphosis the speaker goes through at the end of the poem. What message is trying to teach the audience?

What effect is created by the plaque posted on the gate at the entrance to the family's home in nadine gordimer's "once upon a time"? the words written on the plaque offer readers a foreshadowing of the story's outcome without revealing the actual conclusion, the author's use of flashback allows readers to understand what is at the heart of the issues of encroachment in the suburban neighborhood the repetition of the words written on the plaque presents an oxymoron because readers already sense that the plaque has been ineffective in warding off intruders. the author introduces a paradox in which readers are presented with a warning notice when no actual infraction has taken place.

Simple subject mary will start the race in ten minutes

The function described as consumption and the absorption of energy through photosynthesis is called a. respiration b. energy absorption/food consumption c. excretion d. re-charge