Extra credit assignment:
what do you did baum write the wizard of oz as a way to promote the populist party agenda? was it really all or, do you believe baum’s family and think that he was merely writing a children’s story and the similarities i just pointed out to you are pure coincidence?
write a 2 – 3 paragraph essay about whether or not you agree with me that l. frank baum wrote the wizard of oz to promote the populist agenda. you can use the evidence i have provided in this presentation and any outside sources you find (do not plagiarize though). take a side and try to convince me that you are right! be sure to include any current examples of pop culture (tv, music, movies) being political that you can think of as well.

Read the excerpt from “to one in paradise,” by edgar allan poe. thou wast all that to me, love . . a fountain and a shrine, all wreathed with fairy fruits and flowers, and all the flowers were mine. how does poe use a sound device in the excerpt? he uses assonance to connect the images of architecture. he uses alliteration to draw attention to the images of his love. he uses cacophony to create a discordant sound of loss. he uses internal rhyme to enhance the rhythm of his lyrical poem.

Which statement best describes thomas paines usesof evidence in the passage the crisis no. 1?

How does the poem "the lady of shalott" by alfred, lord tennyson convey the position of victorian women? a curse is on her if she stay to look down to camelot. she knows not what the curse may be, and so she weaveth steadily, and little other care hath she, the lady of shalott. and moving thro' a mirror clear that hangs before her all the year, shadows of the world appear. there she sees the highway near winding down to camelot: there the river eddy whirls, and there the surly village churls, and the red cloaks of market girls, pass onward from shalott. a. most victorian women were restricted to their homes. b. victorian women were confined to domestic duties. c. most victorian women worked hard but were often bored. d. victorian women employed themselves by weaving.