Mother and son prompt. Think about the poem as a whole. How does the mother's figurative language help readers understand the poem's tone, or the author's attitude toward the woman and her values? Finally, state the poem's theme or meaning. Provide specific textual evidence and explanations to support your ideas.

Find a newspaper or magazine (either print or digital form), and select one piece of media to evaluate. after reading/viewing the media, describe it, and explain what you believe the purpose and intended audience of the piece may have been. then, label the techniques (images, layout, video, sound, etc.) that were used, and how those techniques interacted to create either an effective or ineffective piece of media. your response should be at least 200 words.