Why do writers use similes?
to create a comparison between an object or animal and a human being
to create mental pictures that readers see things in new ways
to create sound effects that amuse readers

How would “in a station or the metro” change of the bough was bright and lovely rather than wet and black a: the station would seem cheerier b: the poem would not be considered imagist c: the people would seem less pleasant. d: the poem would no longer be hokku

Excerpted from "the children's hour" by henry wadsworth longfellow a whisper, and then a silence: yet i know by their merry eyes they are plotting and planning together to take me by surprise. a sudden rush from the stairway, a sudden raid from the hall! by three doors left unguarded they enter my castle wall! look carefully at the lines above. a poem with this particular rhyme scheme is best read a. line by line. b. with long pauses. c. phrase by phrase. d. with a strong rhythm.

Compare and contrast the transformation of arachne with that of pallas and explain how this transformation reveals a theme in the story. use evidence from the story to support your answer.