1. RL 6 (Direct Meaning/Inferences): What does the speaker really mean in lines 1-2? *
The speaker is comparing falling stars to mandrake roots.
The speaker utilizes hyperbole to encourage the reader to do impossible things like
catching a falling star or becoming pregnant by a mandrake root.
The speaker is challenging the reader to find people who have the ability to catch
falling stars and find children in mandrake roots.
The speaker is satirizing the fields of astronomy and botany.
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2. RL 2 (Theme Analysis): One way the author presents the universal theme
is by

This is the political, social, cultural, and economic 'time and place' surrounding the creation of a literary text.

“simile” by n. scott momaday what did we say to each other that now we are as the deer who walk in single file with heads high with ears forward with eyes watchful with hooves always placed on firm ground in whose limbs there is latent flight source: momaday, n. scott. “simile.” the language of literature. new york: mcdougal littell, 2006. 265. print. which of the following techniques does this poem use? i. simile ii. sensory imagery iii. allusion i and ii i and iii ii and iii i only

Read the excerpt from "object lesson, part 2." "no sign of the original envelope? " "no." "i found two boys with bills — in each case a single, too. david strager and joey buell. no envelope." louise's brows met. ellery glanced up at the clock. 9: 07. he strolled over to her. "don't show them you're worried. there's nothing to worry about. we have twenty-eight minutes." he raised his voice, smiling. which statement explains the inference ellery makes and why he makes it? he infers that miss carpenter thinks they are not going to find the thief because he sees her facial expression. he infers that it will take twenty-eight more minutes to find the missing money because that is all the time he has. he infers that the original envelope will not be found because neither david strager nor joey buell has it. he infers that david strager and joey buell took the money because they each have a dollar bill.