Write two speeches that compare and contrast Mark Twain's Life on the Mississippi with Frederick Douglass'sNarrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave. In the first speech, you will address a group of educated adults who are trying to decide which work to read and discuss at their book club. Your job is not to recommend one book over the other. Instead, you need to analyze the style of each work in order to help your listeners decide for themselves. In the second speech, you'll describe the same two pieces to a group of fifth-grade students. Your goal is to tell them about the texts and to get them excited about literature.
This writing assignment will focus on the following skills:
Comparing and contrasting two works of literature
Describing the aesthetic impact of texts
Using different language for different audiences

Which of the following words best describes gregors life as expressed in this passage a.) excitingb.)surprisingc.)satisfying d.)demanding

Although william carlos williams rejected traditional verse forms he still believed that is was important to use poetic devices to distinguish verse from prose.

When lawrence saw the posters for the circus hanging on the bulletin board, as he swept up the trimmings at slim's barbershop, he knew he would be taking his little cousins. they loved animals, and he was looking forward to seeing the smiles on their faces as the circus performers amazed them with their stunts. but sweeping up hair clippings didn't pay a whole lot. lawrence spent 45 dollars just getting tickets. but it was worth it to see his cousins' faces. the day finally came and everyone was excited as they walked into that big circus tent. but lawrence soon realized that he and his cousins would be thirsty and hungry. as they sat in their seats, the drink vendor walked by selling beverages. desperately thirsty, lawrence asked him how much a lemonade would cost, and the drink vendor said, "eleven dollars each." lawrence replied, "oh, that's it? just eleven dollars? what a great deal for one cup of lemonade. that's totally worth it." the drink vendor walked away. which type of irony is used?