Decide what two people, events, or objects that you are going to compare and contrast. It could even be two characters in a book that you are reading or two video games that you love to play! 2. Write a 5-7 sentence paragraph with a hook to get the reader drawn in and then supporting sentences that tell what two things you are going to compare and generally how they are alike and different (what you are going to talk about in your essay)

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. isn’t this like condemning socrates because his unswerving commitment to truth and his philosophical inquiries precipitated the act by the misguided populace in which they made him drink hemlock? isn’t this like condemning jesus because his unique god consciousness and never ceasing devotion to god’s will precipitated the evil act of crucifixion? what rhetorical technique does martin luther king employ in this excerpt from “letter from birmingham jail”? select all that apply. allusion extended metaphor figurative language simile