2. (a) Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative meanings.
In paragraph 12 of The Crucible, Act I, the Salem folk are described as believing
"that they held in their steady hands the candle that would light the world." This is a
metaphor, since they are not really holding a candle. Write a brief paragraph
explaining what the candle symbolizes and what the candle and its symbolic
meaning have in common.

In 250-300 words, discuss how scout’s race affects the tone, voice, and content of the narration.

Read the excerpt from "home front diary." jimmy simmons stopped by today to tell me that he had enlisted in the army. he asked me if i would write to him, and i said i would. i told him that i've been writing to my uncle arthur and susan's cousin john for about a year, and as an experienced correspondent i had some advice about all the censorship. "don't write down any information about your location or the number of soldiers in your unit because the censors will cut all of that away," i said. "in my experience, loose lips not only sink ships, they make letters look like snowflake decorations! ” well, he belly laughed over that one. how is the author's perspective different from jimmy's? the author has been to war and she can give jimmy advice. jimmy has become a soldier and does not believe the author’s advice. the author has experience writing to soldiers but jimmy does not. jimmy has more experience at letter writing than the author.

Someone get back to me , i really don’t get this