Read the passage from "the courage that my mother had":

that courage like a rock, which she

has no more need of, and i have.

which best explains how this simile reflects on the speaker's mother?

a. it shows she lacked courage.

b. it shows she was cold and heartless.

c. it shows that she is strong.

d. it shows that she is weak.

Based on the map, which arabian city will marco polo describe after kalhat if he continues northwest across the arabian sea?

How does shakespeare transform the myth of phoebus and daphne to dramatize this theme?

Demonstrating understanding of jem's development one way to demonstrate understanding of character and theme is by writing from the perspective of a character. for this assignment, compose a short poem from the perspective of jem. your poem should detail his feelings about either a. his father, atticus or b. mrs. dubose. the poem must accurately trace the progression of jem's attitudes and beliefs, highlighting the important events and shifts in his perspective detailed above. your writing should also sound like jem, using voice and word choice that reflects the voice and word choice found in the novel. the poem can be a free poem (meaning it does not need to rhyme or follow a particular format). it should be a minimum of twenty-lines in length, have a title, and follow conventional rules of spelling, grammar, and punctuation.