Read the poem and select the text that shows an example of hyperbole.
sketch
by carl sandburg

the shadows of the ships
rock on the crest
in the low blue lustre
of the tardy and the *soft inrolling tide.*

a long brown bar at *the dip of the sky*
puts an arm of sand in the span of salt.

the lucid and *endless wrinkles*
draw in, lapse and withdraw.
*wavelets crumble* and white spent bubbles
wash on the floor of the beach.

*rocking on the crest*
in the low blue lustre
are the shadows of the ships.

Read the excerpt from rudolfo anaya’s essay “take the tortillas out of your poetry.” tortillas and poetry. they go hand in hand. books nourish the spirit, bread nourishes our bodies. our distinct cultures nourish each one of us, and as we know more and more about the art and literature of the different cultures, we become freer and freer. . i don’t know anyone who doesn’t like to sample different ethnic foods, the breads of many many groups; just as many of us enjoy sampling books from different areas of the world. i travel to foreign countries, and i know more about myself as i learn more about my fellow human beings. censorship imposes itself in my path of knowledge, and that activity can be justified by no one. which choice best describes the purpose of this text? to persuade readers to oppose the censorship of literature to inform readers about censorship in a specific country to entertain readers with stories about censorship to motivate readers to speak out against censorship mark this and return

Which type of character best describes odysseus ?

You seal resign myself to you also i guess what you mean, i behold from the beach your crooked inviting fingers, i believe you refuse to go back without feeling of me, we must have a turn together, i undress, hurry me out of sight of the land, cushion me soft, rock me in billowy drowse, dash me with amorous wet, i can repay you. in this excerpt from "song of myself," which literary device does whitman use to address the sea? alliteration allusion apostrophe onomatopoeia