Points!! Please help read the passage provided in the link below (RWW 9th) from Patricia Hampl's memoir Blue Arabesque that describes
the profound impact a painting had on the narrator. As you read the passage, think about a situation from your own life
where you were affected or influenced in some way by an artistic work. Then use the passage to help you write a well-
organized multi-paragraph expository essay.
Write a multi-paragraph essay that explains a time when you had a similar or interesting response to a work of art
(magazine, music, art, photography, movies, theater). Use details from the passage when necessary to explain or
clarify your own experience.
As you write, follow the suggestions below:
- Be sure your essay has an introduction, body, and conclusion.
- Use details from the passage to help explain your experience.
- Write clearly and check for spelling, punctuation, and grammar.
- Review the provided rubric

What effect does an author achieve b the language of the monstrous? y using words with strong connotations? how does this relate to

Match the author with the description a. ernest hemingway b. john steinbeck c. robert frost d. langston hughes (1) summers spent in pacific grove, california influenced the symbolism in his literature (2) his poetry includes simple, direct language. many are dramatic monologues written in free verse are about life on new england farms (3) the mood and tone of his literature is largely shaped by his experience as a soldier in world war 1 (4) his poetry and short stories include dialect and colloquialisms which gives his primarily african american characters distinctive voices

Read the excerpt from act 3 of a doll’s house. mrs. linde: you seemed to me to imply that with me you might have been quite another man. krogstad: i am certain of it. mrs. linde: is it too late now? krogstad: christine, are you saying this deliberately? yes, i am sure you are. i see it in your face. have you really the courage, then—? mrs. linde: i want to be a mother to someone, and your children need a mother. we two need each other. nils, i have faith in your real character—i can dare anything together with you. krogstad [grasps her hands]. , , christine! now i shall find a way to clear myself in the eyes of the world. ah, but i forgot— how does the conflict in this passage develop a theme? mrs. linde creates a conflict by promising something she cannot give to krogstad, which develops the theme that empty promises can destroy relationships. krogstad continues the conflict by choosing clearing his name over having a life with mrs. linde, which develops the theme that you must often choose yourself over others. krogstad creates a conflict by deceiving mrs. linde about his intentions, which develops the theme that, in love, actions speak louder than words. mrs. linde resolves the conflict by committing to a new life with krogstad, which develops the theme that new beginnings are always possible.