Read this poem about the American colonists fighting the first battle of the Revolutionary War. First, identify the figurative language used in the line shown in boldface and determine its meaning. Then, explain how this figurative language contributes to the overall meaning of the poem.

Plz asap read this sentence from paragraph 3 of the article. the boys and girls are merely asked to obtain the signatures of ten friends or relatives. how does the word "merely" affect the meaning of the sentence? a- it suggests that asking people to subscribe to the washington times is something negative. b- it implies that obtaining ten signatures is not a requirement for receiving a prize. c- it downplays the fact that to win the prize, children must ask people to subscribe to the washington times. d- it emphasizes that children receive the prize only if they obtain ten signatures.

Victor has been given the assignment to deliver a 5-7 minute speech on the topic of “the right to vote” to his ninth grade us government class. victor decide on a specific purpose by giving him 1 or 2 suggestions for a narrow persuasive speech topic, and 1 or 2 suggestions for a narrow informative speech topic.

Questions 11–15: insert quotation marks, semicolons, colons, and dashes where needed. not every sentence may need a mark. 11. i'll meet you at spring garden street don't be late. 12. she listed the planets as follows mercury, venus, earth, mars, jupiter, saturn, uranus, and neptune. 13. i love that old blues song, said tim. 14. last night i saw 42 compact cars. 15. i've seen andy's project where's yours?