Choose either Taylor’s "Huswifery" OR Bradstreet’s "To My Dear and Loving Husband". Part 1:

In one paragraph, identify the comparison in the extended metaphor. After you identify the comparison, explain what the author’s purpose is for using the metaphor. How does this contribute to the author’s message?
Part 2:

Find a song that uses extended metaphor. Print out or download the lyrics, and then, in one paragraph, identify the comparison in the extended metaphor. Explain what the author’s purpose is for using the metaphor. How does this contribute to the author’s message?
Part 3:

Refer to Bradstreet’s "To My Dear and Loving Husband".

Explain the meaning of the two following phrases as they are used in the poem. You may write the answer in one word or a short phrase.

I prize thy love
Thy love is such I can no way repay

In two separate sentences, use these phrases to illustrate their meanings as used in the poem. Your sentences should use subject matter that is different from the poem.

3. how could the following sentence be rewritten as an exclamatory sentence? how dangerous was the saber-toothed tiger? a. tell someone how dangerous the saber-toothed tiger was. b. the saber-toothed tiger was dangerous. c. the saber-toothed tiger was dangerous! d. no change is necessary. c. the saber-toothed tiger was dangerous!

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.

Consider the text and its central idea. informational text: one privilege that many teens look forward to is the ability to earn a driver’s license. driver’s licensing requirements are not the same in every state. in some states, young people can be fully licensed before their sixteenth birthday. in other states, the privilege to drive has some restrictions until the driver is eighteen years old. in every state, driver education is a required step in earning a license. students might earn a permit, or provisional license, and spend six months to a year driving with an adult in the car. since states are very different based on population, development, and roadways, the laws are different, too. central idea: states makes different laws about licensing drivers with some similar requirements. what supporting detail is most important to include in a summary of this text? teens get excited about learning to drive. in some states, kids can get their license on their birthday. some states are heavily populated, with dangerous roads to navigate. every state includes driver education as part of licensing requirements.