Read the passage from When Birds Get Flu and Cows Go Mad! by John DiConsiglio.

Japan, for example, tests a sample from every cow that will be used for food. The meat is kept in refrigerators until the test comes back negative. Most European nations test about 70 percent of their cows.

But in the U. S., only about 650,000 of the 35 million cattle slaughtered each year are tested.

The author most likely includes a signal word so that the reader will recognize

that the passage’s tone is being defined.
that the passage’s cause is being defined.
that there is still a problem.
that the situation is resolved.

50 ! your poem must include the following: ● poetic form: lines and stanzas (not paragraphs! ) o your poem needs to be at least 10 lines long. ● sensory details/strong imagery o “paint a picture” and/or create an emotion with your words, word choice is key in poetry ● figurative language o include at least one of the following: metaphor, simile, and/or personification (click here for more info. on these) ● sound devices o include at least one of the following: repetition, rhyme, rhythm, meter, onomatopoeia, and/or alliteration (click here for more info. on these) ● labels o underneath your poem, include the words from the poem that represent the figurative language and sound devices and label them o examples: booming bombs - alliteration; like a firefly - simile you so