a short poem-like text such as a song, an ad jingle, or a nursery rhyme, and examine its poetic traits. Write a short essay introducing the text and describing your findings. Be sure to include some evaluation of the text in terms of how its sound devices affect them. What feelings do they evoke? Do you think sound devices add to the meaning of the text?

Which revision of this sentence best uses direct characterization?

Select all that apply. identify the objective case personal pronouns. i me you him, her he, she it we us them they

The story line remains the same. the kids live in what was then one of the remaining beachfront slums, down the coast from the expensive malibu area. the beach was ruled by surfers, but in the afternoon, when the waves died down, some of the surfers, or their younger brothers, fooled around on skateboards. one day, skip engblom, the shop owner, comes up with a key breakthrough, polyurethane wheels: "they grip." with the additional traction, the z-boys try skating the sides of the big, open drainage canal that runs through the area. then comes a brainstorm: because of a drought, the area's swimming pools were drained. the kids started "borrowing" pools when the owners weren't home, to skate the curved sides.” where did “the lords of dogtown” originally practice their tricks? a. the beach c. an open drainage canal b. empty pools d. none of these