Review the first three paragraphs of "an innocent at rinkside" by william faulkner, on page 620 of your textbook, the
language of composition.
what is the purpose of the simile that ends the first paragraph?
o it compares the ice rink to a christmas shop window.
o it compares the ice rink to the icy winter season.
it compares the ice rink to an empty shop window.
o it compares the ice rink to a basketball court.

Match the author with the description a. ernest hemingway b. john steinbeck c. robert frost d. langston hughes (1) summers spent in pacific grove, california influenced the symbolism in his literature (2) his poetry includes simple, direct language. many are dramatic monologues written in free verse are about life on new england farms (3) the mood and tone of his literature is largely shaped by his experience as a soldier in world war 1 (4) his poetry and short stories include dialect and colloquialisms which gives his primarily african american characters distinctive voices