A Stormy Welcome Reread the second stanza of the poem, on
page 2. How does the poet structure this stanza
to reveal the struggle the speaker faces?
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I wake this morning to pouring rain
and a bird belting out her feathery blues.
Not rain like it rained in the place we just came from-
that was drizzly, chilly, misty, German rain,
as polite and vague as a ticket conductor
on the trains we used to take back there, back then..
This is crashing angry, tropical Singaporean rain,
more like a temper tantrum than mere weather,
I jump when the thunder bellows,
and the lightning strikes the pre-dawn dark
like the furious flash of an eye.
The poet has the speaker move between different
rooms to highlight the confusion she is
experiencing
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The poet begins and ends the stanza with an
image of a bird to suggest the speaker wishes to
run away
The poet uses unsentimental dialogue to contrast
the father's later concern for the speaker.
The poet uses a richly described flashback to
emphasize the intensity of the speaker's emotions.
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Checklist imagine that your local library has invited community members to submit proposals for a fundraiser. you are the student representative on the committee to choose the best proposal. read the two proposals, paying close attention to their similarities and differences. consider whether or not each proposal is logistically feasible, which fundraiser will most appeal to members of your community, and which fundraiser will likely raise more money. which proposal do you think the committee should choose? write an essay in which you make a case for your choice. support your argument with references to specific details in each proposal. proposal 1: the best way to get people invested in the library is to show them the joy of reading. for that reason, the library should hold a book sale. people could donate books that they no longer want, and the librarians could find books that the library no longer needs. volunteers would need to sort the books into categories and arrange them in an inviting way, like at a bookstore. books should be inexpensive so people will buy more of them – maybe fifty cents for paperbacks and two dollars for hardcover books. a book sale would appeal to people of all ages, from little kids to older people. there should also be a table where people can sign up for library cards. that way, if visitors do not find any books they want at the sale, they can come back to the library. proposal 2: a great way to make money for the library would be holding a car wash. the softball team at my school raised over $400 at their car wash last year! the car wash could be held in the library parking lot on a saturday morning. you could ask local high school students to volunteer to wash the cars. that would be a great way to get students involved with the library. it takes two or three volunteers to wash a car quickly, so you would need at least ten volunteers. you could charge around ten dollars per car. even people who are not very interested in reading like to have a clean car, so you would get a lot of people to stop by who might not otherwise come to a library fundraiser.

The life of the typical college student is characterized by time pent in many different areas. how can this thesis statement be improved? typical college students spend their time in numerous ways and in various areas. the life of the average college student is mostly characterized by time and work spent in many different areas. the life of the average college student is characterized by time spent in many different areas. the life of the typical college student is characterized by time spent studying, attending class, and socializing with peers.

Which revision of the sentence most effectively incorporates the literary term characterized?