Read the excerpt from Adichie’s The Danger of a Single-Story TED talk: “Stories matter. Many stories matter. Stories have been used to dispossess and to malign, but stories can also be used to empower and to humanize. Stories can break the dignity of a people, but stories can also repair that broken dignity.”

What type of figurative language did Adichie use in the excerpt?

Onomatopoeia

Simile

Alliteration

Personification

Read this excerpt from holes. at the time, elya thought nothing of the curse. he was just a fifteen-year-old kid, and “eternity” didn’t seem much longer than a week from tuesday. besides, he liked madame zeroni and would be glad to carry her up the mountain. he would have done it right then and there, but he wasn’t yet strong enough. how does this section of the flashback relate to stanley? a.elya was much older during his difficult time than stanley was during his. b.elya’s physical weakness parallels stanley’s physical weakness. c.elya, like stanley, lives in the moment and does not consider the future. d.elya, like stanley, likes the character who is giving him a hard time.

Chapters 3–5 while reading, think about… author’s purpose/point of view symbolism communication between characters —ethan frome

Analyze identify gandhi central claim in his letter. what key reasons does he provide to support his claim