Read the excerpt below from the poem “miss rosie” by lucille clifton and answer the question that follows.

when i watch you
wrapped up like garbage
sitting, surrounded by the smell
of too old potato peels

source: clifton, lucille. “miss rosie.” good woman: poems and a memoir 1969-1980. rochester: boa editions, ltd., 1987. poets. org. web. 9 june 2011.

which of the following techniques is used in the excerpt?

i. simile

ii. personification

iii. sensory imagery

i only
i and ii
i and iii
i, ii, and iii

answer is c

What does the author use to example of his son's tribal education in his letter to the teacher

How are the characters of tablin and keyn revealed in this excerpt from "the guard" by simon dunbar? a. indirectly through dialogue and by thoughts and actions b. directly through a narrative description c. indirectly through dialogue "where's my horse? " keyn asked. tablin looked around the dirt courtyard. he tried to peer through the shadowy arches of the flowing barrel. he even twisted in his saddle to look across the merchant's bazaar, past tents and warehouses filled with goods. "i don't know," he said. "did you leave it in your mouth? it's the only place i can think of that's big enough." keyn laughed; something got stuck in his throat half way, and he coughed for breath. "i can see you're good to go,” tablin observed as keyn struggled to clear his throat. “go get your horse yourself before i take the job and leave you to rot in the flowing barrel."

How was don quixote different from the literature before it? how did it signal a change in the history of literature? your answer should contain at least one hundred words.