Oftentimes in literature, an author chooses a character's name for a specific purpose. Names can introduce a character’s personality to the reader, give insight into development and interaction of a character, serve as irony, etc. In Twelfth Night, you will examine the importance of names further. Do you know what your name means? Is there a “story” behind your names? Why do you think some parents name their children Jr.? Is naming significant? How do different cultures handle naming of children? Can your name shape you?

Langston hughes cited walt whitman as one of his greatest influences and some believe that hughes wrote "i, too, sing america" in response to whitman's "i hear america singing." using on whitman's poem. consider aspects such as structure, there, word, choice, etc., as you craft your response. your response will be scored on how well you: -demonstrate your understanding of the ideas of the text -use evidence from the text to develop and support your ideas -organize your response in a logical manner -demonstrate an appropriate writing style through the use of precise word choice and varied sentences -use standard conventions for writing

Read the paragraph. we heard music coming from the auditorium so we crept up to the door in peaked in. i couldn’t believe my eyes! a group of dancers were on stage in the most beautiful costumes i have ever seen. i looked at mabel and she looked back at me with the same expression. our eyes were wide with joy and wonder. which point of view does the narrator use

In the poem, collins compares his love to a pigeon on a generals head