A bigger gust moves the vast limbs, and the sound builds slowly until the wind commands the branches to dance and the leaves to titter. (The burial ground greets the sun with a symphony.) The sentence in parenthesis is the underlined sentence

—Enrique’s Journey,

Sonia Nazario

1) What type of figurative language does the underlined sentence demonstrate? options- (A .simile) (B. Metaphor) (C. Personification)

2) What is the purpose of using this type of language in the passage?

options-(A. To show how loud and powerful the wind was)

(B. To show how sunlight moved across the land)

The following question asks about one or more selections from your literature textbook. you may use your textbook to answer this question. both “lob’s girl” and “jeremiah’s song” contains flashbacks. in a paragraph, explain what this plot technique adds to the stories. support your answer with one detail from each story. use the reading selections to you answer the questions.

During the reading of the story, you may have found passages that were too good to keep to yourself. you wanted to make someone else laugh at them, too. twain's sense of the ridiculous, quick wit, and humorous exaggerations remain popular even today; and he is frequently quoted. copy three sentences or parts of sentences that you found particularly funny and would like to share with someone else.

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