Read the excerpt from "bluesman on the move.”

that long road behind me has

curved through trouble and joy—

throughout the poem, the "long road” symbolizes the bluesman’s

personal growth and life journey.

fear of interacting with strangers.

love of singing and music.

feelings of pain and alienation.

#1  sara was always tasked with selecting birthday presents for her friends and family because everyone admired her  impeccable taste. 

impeccable (adj): perfect, flawless

#2  they moved to the united states many years ago, but their  insular  attitudes made it difficult for them to socialize. 

insular (adj): isolated; separate

#3  the professor explained the  semantic  relationship between the two nouns used in the sentence. 

semantic (adj): related to words or the meanings of words 

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