Read the excerpt from Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad. She had never been in Canada but she kept painting wondrous word pictures of what it would be like. She managed to dispel their fear of pursuit, so that they would not become hysterical, panic-stricken.

Which best describes how Tubman is using pathos in this excerpt?

She is trying to give her audience hope by explaining that they are not being followed.
She is trying to soothe her audience by telling them about her own experiences.
She is trying to soothe her audience by telling them about a beautiful and hopeful future.
She is trying to give her audience hope by explaining how they will reach the North.

Demonstrating understanding of jem's development one way to demonstrate understanding of character and theme is by writing from the perspective of a character. for this assignment, compose a short poem from the perspective of jem. your poem should detail his feelings about either a. his father, atticus or b. mrs. dubose. the poem must accurately trace the progression of jem's attitudes and beliefs, highlighting the important events and shifts in his perspective detailed above. your writing should also sound like jem, using voice and word choice that reflects the voice and word choice found in the novel. the poem can be a free poem (meaning it does not need to rhyme or follow a particular format). it should be a minimum of twenty-lines in length, have a title, and follow conventional rules of spelling, grammar, and punctuation.