If using the 3rd edition of the textbook, please contact your teacher to bypass this assignment. (2nd edition: Research and record a unique example of ten of the selected tropes and schemes from your reading in the text The Language of Composition on pp. 78-79.)

"[L]et us go forth to lead the land we love"

Explanation:

This is an example of alliteration, which can be found while reading The Language of Composition.

Alliteration is a figure of speech that aims to show a sound and melodious rhythm in a text. This is done by repeating consonant sounds in different words in the same sentence or paragraph. These sounds can be the same or extremely similar, usually located at the beginning and in the middle of the words. An example of this is the words "land" and "lead", shown in the sentence above.

what passage

explanation:

the following key ideas correctly express the key sentence.

restate key idea: most people can learn to swim in ten short lessons.

restate key idea: the majority of water-accident victims require mouth-to-mouth breathing.

restate key idea: an empty, tightly closed gallon jug will support a tired swimmer.  

restate key idea: first aid is to prevent accidents as well as assist in rescue.

explanation: the key idea needs to have the same topic as the key sentence (drowning and safety).