What similes does the poet use to compare "a dream deferred” to? Check all that apply.
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Read the excerpt from "To Save a Turtle."Four hours later, Pamela took over for Russell. By the time Quentin took over for Marnie, it was after midnight. When Marnie got back to camp, it was very quiet, and the rest of the volunteers lay in their camp beds, all apparently fast asleep. Moments after Marnie got into her bed, though, Brenda got out of hers. She pulled a jacket on over her pajamas and went very quietly out of the big sleeping room. Then she started down the trail to the beach. The moon was full and bright, and she could easily see where she was going.
Which detail from "To Save a Turtle" is part of the middle of the story?
Read the excerpt from "Harlem.”Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun?
Read the excerpt from Wonder by R. J. Palacio.The other kids had started out the door, so I followed them."See you soon," said Mom, her voice sounding a little higher than normal. I didn't answer her.
Read the metaphor.Our love is infinite space and endless time.
Which sentence from "Tough Break" best reveals Fabio's feelings through indirect characterization?
Ava-Kate is reading the paragraph from "Tough Break."When Fabio's crutches thumped into band practice after school on Monday, the fallen look on Miss Hunter’s face made it clear. Somehow, the band would have to go through with a jazz performance without a saxophone player. While Fabio managed to play all the numbers during the band warm up, there was no way he could do marching formation. So the walking members of the band plodded out to the parking lot where they marched up and down while Fabio watched bitterly from the window of the band room.
Read the excerpt from "Light Bulb Moment."Jake's eyes grew as big as saucers as the auditorium burst into applause. Stan slapped him on the back and said, "Are you still thinking of ditching it all for art?"Jake simply broke into a wide grin and left his seat to take the stage.
Read the excerpt from "Light Bulb Moment."Jake rolled his eyes and pointed to his T-shirt displaying the chemical structure of sugar. Jake Barley loved science, and he wasn’t afraid to show it. “Do you mean to tell me that after six years of best friendship, you haven’t caught on that science fair weekend is basically my favorite holiday? I hope that you’re a lot quicker in your classes, or I may have to move on to junior high without you.”
Darren is reading the excerpt from "Black Day, 1935."They sat with the howling wind for hours. Then just as quickly as it blew in, the darkness was gone and sunlight poured through the hanging sheets. For a moment all was silent, and then the front door burst open, scattering the newspaper that had sealed it.
Read the excerpt from "Black Day, 1935."Hans looked up from his work in the hen yard and saw the dark line on the horizon. He dropped the bucket he'd been holding and bolted for the house. "Black blizzard!" he shouted as he banged open the side door.
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